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LOT 0878
Eastern Roman Glass Roundel with Peacock
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (13.7 grams, 36 mm).
Pale yellow roundel featuring a standing peacock with curling tail feathers, three symbols before. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for late Roman images of a peacock Andelkovic, J., Rogic, D., Nicolic, E., ‘Peacock as a sign in the Late Antique and Early Christian Art, in Archaeology and Science, 6, 2010, pp.231-248, figs.3,7,12.
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