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LOT 0601
'Thames' Bead Collection
1ST-2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (66 grams total, 3-22 mm).
Including annular, spherical, tabular and other types in various materials. [52, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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