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LOT 1025
Roman Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (25.4 grams, 38 cm).
Restrung designer necklace string of spherical, oblate and other types. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London, UK, collection, 2000s.
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