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LOT 0597

Romano-Phoenician Multicoloured Glass Bracelet

2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (24 grams, 86 mm).

D-section bangle in aqua glass with applied dark red trails to the outer face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Luzern, 1981, p.103, lett.B, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 0597

Romano-Phoenician Multicoloured Glass Bracelet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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