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LOT 0934
Roman Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
16 1/8 in. (14.6 grams, 41 cm).
Restrung group of tabular, cylindrical, including Venetian and Indian lampwork beads with encrusted surface, and other beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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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