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LOT 0654
Roman Large Glass Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (60 grams total, 24-44 mm).
Comprising five opaque glass beads, including three large facetted beads, a decoratively twisted tubular bead and a 'bow-tie' shaped clay bead with bulbous mid-section; some with traces of iridescence to the surface. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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