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LOT 0681
Roman Gold and Bead Earring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (1.73 grams, 34 mm).
Drop earring comprising a single looped shank with pinched ribbing, four seed pearl beads, tightly bound wire finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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