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LOT 1386
Western Asiatic Glass Gaming Piece and Bead Collection
11TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
5/8 - 7/8 in. (31.8 grams total, 16-22 mm).
Comprising: four plano-convex fused millefiori glass slices and three trailed lampwork beads. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market 1979-1983.
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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