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LOT 0900

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

ROMAN IRIDESCENT GLASS BEAD
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.38 grams, 14 mm).

Sphere with circumferential banding, iridescent surface. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From an old English collection.
Acquired from Helios Gallery in 2011.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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