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Object NameAmulet or Bead
Made FromGlass
Place Madepossibly Roman Empire
Techniquestamped or pressed, pierced
SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm
Accession Number59.1.171
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque black glass with dark red streaks; slightly dull through weathering and wearing; probably stamped or pressed; oval medallion, with excess glass at the top and flat back, two channels pierced horizontally through center of the medallion; on the obverse the head and shoulder part of a woman turned to the right (profile), on the left an inscription: "VILA(?)" in retrograde form.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27

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