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LOT 0471
Romano-Egyptian Green Faience Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (41.7 grams total, 25-27 mm).
Comprising five broadly barrel-shaped beads with decorative piercing to each facetted face; decorative incised lines demarcating the faces. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon private collection, 1979-1983.
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