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LOT 0592
Roman Gold Jewellery Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (18 grams total, 11-58 mm).
A mixed group of gold items including a biconical bead, an earring with recurved bow, granule finial and filigree closure, a domed bell-pendant with granule to the apex and other items. [9]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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A ceramic jar with a carinated body and rolled rim. 2.07 kg, 22.5 cm high
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