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LOT 0810
Roman Glass Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.38 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid with impressed design of a bull's heads with cross above, objects in the field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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