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LOT 0571
Roman Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 1/8 in. (19.3 grams, 36 cm long).
Restrung group of mainly rough red opaque glass furnace-wound beads with a polyhedral centrepiece. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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