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LOT 0950
Late Roman Glass Pendant with Facing Busts
MID 4TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.68 grams, 16 mm).
Iridescent glass with impressed image of opposed male and female busts.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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