Three Roman glass pendants
Three Roman glass pendants
circa 4th - 5th century AD
each stamped with a differing image and with a suspension loop above, including one pale green with Daniel and two lions, 2.6cm long, and two amber; with a walking lion having a crescent and star above, with remains of iridescence, 2.5cm long; with a lion, 2cm long, and a Roman core formed glass fragment, 4.5cm long. (4)
Provenance
Traudi and Peter Plesch Collection
Daniel and two lions (AGm 2.7); acquired from Gawain McKinley, June 1974.
Lion, crescent and star (AGm 2); acquired from Bernheimer, Cambridge, Mass., USA, August 1971.
Lion (AGm 2.1); acquired pre 1989.
Fragment (AGm 4.8); acquired from Galerie Nefer, Zurich.
cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Ass. No. 74.51.4034 for a similar stamp of the lion, crescent and star.
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Three Roman glass pendants
circa 4th - 5th century AD
each stamped with a differing image and with a suspension loop above, including one pale green with Daniel and two lions, 2.6cm long, and two amber; with a walking lion having a crescent and star above, with remains of iridescence, 2.5cm long; with a lion, 2cm long, and a Roman core formed glass fragment, 4.5cm long. (4)
Provenance
Traudi and Peter Plesch Collection
Daniel and two lions (AGm 2.7); acquired from Gawain McKinley, June 1974.
Lion, crescent and star (AGm 2); acquired from Bernheimer, Cambridge, Mass., USA, August 1971.
Lion (AGm 2.1); acquired pre 1989.
Fragment (AGm 4.8); acquired from Galerie Nefer, Zurich.
cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Ass. No. 74.51.4034 for a similar stamp of the lion, crescent and star.
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