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LOT 0714
Roman Glass Inlay, Bead and Fragment Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (5.48 grams total, 9-20 mm).
Comprising: a polychrome mosaic glass fragment with leaf decoration and a banded yellow rim; a white mosaic glass inlay with red and black floral motifs; an oblate bead with 'eye' motifs; a turquoise-coloured thick inlay of four fingers with white nail detailing; a blue and a yellow shoe-shaped fragment with applied bosses. [6]
ProvenanceEx private Swiss collection.
Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2011.
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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LOT 0714
Roman Glass Inlay, Bead and Fragment Group
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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