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LOT 0838
Roman Mosaic Glass Bead
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (9.77 grams, 21 mm).
Biconvex in profile with mosaic pattern on a cream-white field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London collection, 1979-1983.
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