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Object NamePendant
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 300-599
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
Techniquestamped
SizeOverall H: 2.8 cm, D: 2 cm
Accession Number59.1.227
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass with bubbles; stamped. Roughly circular disc with large loop at top; on upper surface, circular stamp, D: 1.5 cm, bearing equal-arm cross, with expanding arms and projecting crossbars at extremities, and with stars between each pair of arms, all encircled, in low relief. Lower surface flat.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
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