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LOT 0965
Roman Glass Eye Bead
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.80 grams, 12.12 mm).
Spherical dark blue millefiori glass bead with polychrome eye motifs melted in the surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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