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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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