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LOT 0842
Roman Mosaic Glass Dots Bead
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.87 grams, 24 mm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with two circumferential bands of impressed pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection, 1979-1983.
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