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LOT 0681
Roman Mosaic Glass Bead
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (13 grams, 22 mm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with bands of marvered feathered trails. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London collection, 1979-1983.
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