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LOT 0045
Romano-Egyptian Glass Head Collection
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (61 grams total, 32-36 mm).
Three glass faces including a lion head and two male portrait heads. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig.15.
Footnotes
These appear to have been blown or pressed when semi-molten into a hollowed reverse-shaped mould form.
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