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LOT 2092
Roman Glass Bracelet with Later Stone Item Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 18 in. (58 grams total, 11-55 mm).
Comprising a round-section Roman bracelet, offered with: spherical bead fragments; three stamp seals with one fragmentary seal; two amulets; four intaglios, one fragmentary; all after the antique. [17, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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