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LOT 0786
Late Roman Glass Pendant with Rearing Lions
MID 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.49 grams, 18 mm).
Discoid in plan with impressed image of two lions rampant flanking a vase with a tree emerging.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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