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907 - COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS VESSEL-SHAPED AND BIRD-SHAPED BEAD…

Estimate £450 - £900

Description

COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS VESSEL-SHAPED AND BIRD-SHAPED BEADS Ca. AD 300 - 500 . A collection of seven glass vessel-shaped beads and four bird-shaped beads. The vessel-shaped beads are of dark glass, each with a globular or elongated body, short neck and pronounced rim, decorated with applied white trails. The bird-shaped beads are of translucent and opaque glass, modelled with raised heads and slender bodies. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7758, The Groppi Collection, 26 April 2012, Lot 94. Size: 13-34mm x 7-20mm; Weight: 43g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990sÐ2014; ex. private collection, 1970sÐ1990s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd