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LOT 0820
Roman Gold-in-Glass Bead Necklace
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
20 in. (23.5 grams, 51 cm).
Restrung group of hollow gold-in-glass oblate beads with glass oblate beads, fusiform and other types. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market 1979-1983.
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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