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LOT 1334
Western Asiatic Glass Cylinder Bead with Millefiori
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (10.6 grams, 32 mm).
Tubular in form with inset discoid panels of millefiori and other glass.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
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 1334
Western Asiatic Glass Cylinder Bead with Millefiori
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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