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Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori
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LOT 1048

Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori

LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/8 in. (27.5 grams, 29 mm).

Barrel-shaped with eccentric vertical hole, inset millefiori panels.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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 1048

Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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