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LOT 0579
Roman Glass Face Bead
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.34 grams, 10 mm).
Of roughly spherical form, opaque polychrome checked design incorporating two stylised human faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 52.11.15, for type.
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