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LOT 0846
Roman Gold Glass Bead Necklace
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
20 in. (24 grams, 51 cm).
Comprising mainly gold-in-glass oblate beads and later spherical gold beads.
Provenance
From a private London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0846
Roman Gold Glass Bead Necklace
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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