JUDAICA: TWO BYZANTINE GLASS PENDANTS Circa 300 - 500 C.E.
JUDAICA: TWO BYZANTINE GLASS PENDANTS
Circa 300 - 500 C.E.
Comprising a glass weight and an amulet, the brown weight, moulded with a raised rim, the central field stamped with a Star of Solomon; the blue amulet with a menorah, pinched with a lobe at the top, which looks like a handle, possibly where the glass would have been pulled away from the pontil to be worn as a protective pendant.
20mm approximately (2)
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
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JUDAICA: TWO BYZANTINE GLASS PENDANTS
Circa 300 - 500 C.E.
Comprising a glass weight and an amulet, the brown weight, moulded with a raised rim, the central field stamped with a Star of Solomon; the blue amulet with a menorah, pinched with a lobe at the top, which looks like a handle, possibly where the glass would have been pulled away from the pontil to be worn as a protective pendant.
20mm approximately (2)
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
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Time, Location
Auction House
