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LOT 1021
Roman Glass Pendant with Lion
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.27 grams, 24.44 mm).
An amber-coloured discoid pendant with an impressed image of an advancing lion facing left. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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