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LOT 0735
Roman Decorated Glass Pendant Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (11.12 grams total, 17-26 mm).
Comprising six discoid pendants with impressed motifs, five with integral loops; four with an image of an advancing lion, one with a facing medusa head, and one with two opposing male heads, pierced twice for suspension. [6]
Provenance
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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