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LOT 1090
Western Asiatic Deep Blue Glass and Rock Crystal Necklace
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
29 1/8 in. (90 grams, 74 cm).
Restrung group of polyhedral, barrel-shaped, oblate and other beads in glass, later facetted rock crystal beads.
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1090
Western Asiatic Deep Blue Glass and Rock Crystal Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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