UNIQUE BYZANTINE POLYCHROME GLASS PENDANTS WITH CHI-RHO AND CRESCENT MOTIFS

Ca. AD 300 - 500. A collection of three circular dark blue glass pendants. The obverses are decorated with applied yellow and pale glass trails, two forming Chi-Rho symbols and one a crescent, each motif encircled by applied yellow and red cane eyes. Each pendant has an integral suspension loop at the top. For similar see: M. Spaer, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, Beads and Other Small Objects, nos. 433, 434; The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 05.319; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung, Invs. XIb 76; Bonhams, Antiquities, 26 April 2007, Lot 86. Size: 25-31mm x 24-28mm; Weight: 15g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.

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