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Byzantine Glass Medallion Pendant with Moses Hitting the Rock Byzantine Glass Medallion Pendant with Moses Hitting the Rock Byzantine Glass Medallion Pendant with Moses Hitting the Rock
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LOT 0969

Byzantine Glass Medallion Pendant with Moses Hitting the Rock

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (1.82 grams, 22 mm).

Discoid with integral loop, incuse image of Moses striking a desert rock in order to make water flow. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Monnaies d'Antan, Poses, France.
From the collection of an London antiquarian.

Accompanied by a previous illustrated cataloguing card.

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LOT 0969

Byzantine Glass Medallion Pendant with Moses Hitting the Rock

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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