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LOT 0027
Romano-Egyptian Glass Millefiori Face Bead
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (5.35 grams, 16 mm).
Spherical in form with an opaque yellow body with three face-cane slices and three chequerboard slices.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 52.11.15, for similar.
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LOT 0027
Romano-Egyptian Glass Millefiori Face Bead
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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