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LOT 0739

Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Lion Head Pendant

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.06 grams, 26 mm).

Discoid in plan with bulb to reverse, moulded lion-mask to obverse with radiating mane. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 0739

Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Lion Head Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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