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LOT 0581
Roman Glass Face Bead
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (2.29 grams, 16 mm).
With integral suspension lug, decorated with millefiori face cane slices and geometric motifs.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Literature
See Sangiorgi, G., Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no.254; and Tomalin, S., Beads - a history and collector's guide, p.5.
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