Roman miniature rod-formed pendant, c.4th century AD
Glass
Height: 2cm
11116 IVP
Pendant with a squat body beneath a thick loop. Rod-formed formed from black glass with flecks of opaque red and yellow, and translucent turquoise glass marvered into the surface. Intact
Pendant with a squat body beneath a thick loop. Rod-formed formed from black glass with flecks of opaque red and yellow, and translucent turquoise glass marvered into the surface. Intact
Provenance
Ernst (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Lucerne, SwitzerlandPrivate collection; acquired March 1985
Exhibitions
Kunstmuseum Luzern, Switzerland, '3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil', 19th July-13th September 1981Publications
Beat Rütti, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil (Lucerne, 1981) p.69, no.201
Christie's, London, UK, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, 5th-6th March 1985, no.204
