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LOT 0805
Late Roman Glass Lion Pendant with Star and Crescent
MID 4TH-MID 5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.81 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid with integral loop, impressed image of an advancing lion below a crescent with star above.
Provenance
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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