★ Facing Quadriga ★

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. 4th century. (Glass, 23 mm, 1.71 g). Sol, standing facing, head left, extending right arm and holding globe in left hand, within facing quadriga; all in relief on a translucent amber disk with a rolled rim. Cf. Entwistle and P. Corby Finney, "Late Antique Glass Pendants in the British Museum," in C. Entwistle and L. James, eds. New Light on Old Glass. Recent Research on Byzantine Mosaics and Glass, London 2013, 5. Very fine.