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Eastern Roman Cornelian Beads and Near Eastern Steatite Beads

strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold S-hook clasp

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1st Millennium BC - 3rd Century AD

Length: 59 cm. (23 1/4 in.)

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#0600

ex: private American collection, 1960s - 1970s

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Comparandum: Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectible Beads (Vista, 1995) Dubin, Lois Sherr ; The History of Beads (New York, 1987)

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