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    ANCIENT JEWELRY

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    11 December 2003

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    • A ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLAC
    Lot 443

    A ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE

    CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

    Price realised

    USD 2,390

    Estimate

    USD 2,500 - USD 3,500

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    A ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE
    Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
    Formed of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain joined to links threaded through glass beads imitating natural emerald crystals, with a hook-and-loop closure, the loop end threaded through a domed rosette
    29½ in. (74.9 cm.) long

    Provenance

    American Private Collection.
    Acquired by the current owner in the 1980s.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    THE PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARSHALL C. FINKELMAN

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