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LOT 0751
Roman Glass Bead and Pendant Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (41.2 grams total, 7-23 mm).
Comprising: three melon beads and one melon pendant; a hexagonal bead imitating an emerald crystal; a large oblate bead with 'eye' motifs; a black pendant with a large loop and applied red dot decoration; a mosaic glass disc with lizard skin-like decoration; two polychrome beads with trails; a bag-shaped pendant with two tubular sockets; and two oblate beads. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, items 965-966, for type.
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