An ancient engraved glass intaglio, probably Hellenistic...
An ancient engraved glass intaglio, probably Hellenistic or early Roman, 3rd-1st century B.C., the unusual shape, cast, cut and polished from a solid piece of colourless glass with a slight yellowish tinge, the flat circular top wheel engraved with a horse and an 8-pointed rosette within a border consisting of eight stylised fish, the flat back with two drilled holes to form a hollow attachment loop, 4.8cm diam
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An ancient engraved glass intaglio, probably Hellenistic or early Roman, 3rd-1st century B.C., the unusual shape, cast, cut and polished from a solid piece of colourless glass with a slight yellowish tinge, the flat circular top wheel engraved with a horse and an 8-pointed rosette within a border consisting of eight stylised fish, the flat back with two drilled holes to form a hollow attachment loop, 4.8cm diam
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