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LOT 1078
Byzantine Gold Pendant with Glass Centre
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (10.57 grams, 46 mm).
Discoid plaque with radiating granule clusters to the rim, central cell with inset iridescent glass cabochon, suspension loop above and five more below to attach dangles.
Provenance
Ex private European collection, 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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