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LOT 0736
Roman Mixed Bead Group
2ND-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (54 grams total, 2-36 mm).
Composed of mainly opaque polychrome glass, faience and stone beads of a variety of sizes and types, including melon, tubular, facetted, annular and barrel types, and others. [190+, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.
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