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LOT 0734
Roman Polychrome Glass Bead Necklace
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
28 3/8 in. (11 grams, 72 cm).
Comprising a necklace restrung from beads of drilled ancient glass bangle fragments. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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