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LOT 1077
Roman Glass Pendant with Lion's Head
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.11 grams, 18.65 mm).
An amber-coloured pendant with an impressed lion motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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