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Pendant:
Translucent greenish yellow.
Oval disk with rounded edge and slightly uneven, flat underside; at top, rounded suspension tab pierced with hole sideways and flattened.
Stamped with a lion springing to right with mane flowing behind his back.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, faint iridescence, and small patches of weathering.
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Title: Gold hoop with glass pendant stamped disk
Period: Late Imperial
Date: late 4th–5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Gold, glass; stamped
Dimensions:
Other (Pendant): 1 1/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.7 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm)
Diameter (earing): 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Classifications: Gold and Silver, Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.4035
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