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LOT 0816

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

ROMAN BLUE GLASS FACE PENDANT
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.94 grams, 30.15 mm).

D-shaped in profile and lentoid in section with moulded facial detailing, chipped suspension lug above; possibly a mask of Hercules. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market, 1971-1974.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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