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LOT 0453
Romano-Egyptian Faience and Other Bead Necklace String
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
13 1/4 in. (34 grams, 33.7 cm).
Composed mainly of melon, oblate and spherical beads, with two large discoid beads as a central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private West County, UK, collection.
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