★ Lion ★

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. 4th century. (Glass, 24 mm, 2.07 g). Lion walking to left; above, star; 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, 51-3. Very fine.