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LOT 0873
Roman Glass Pendant with Head of Medusa
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.70 grams, 21.47 mm).
Cobalt blue discoid pendant with an impressed face of Medusa with coiled snakes framing her face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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