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Glass pendant
Pendant of circular shape made of brownish yellow semi-translucent glass with a widened suspending bracket. On its main side is an embossed depiction of a lion moving to the right and above it the sun (or star) and the moon. The back side is not decorated.
Code
ΒΥΜ 12/4
Type
Neck jewellery
Chronology
1st half of 4th c.
Dimensions
Length 2,9 cm., diameter 1,6-1,9 cm., thickness 0,1-0,3 cm.
Material of Construction
Glass
Origin
Thessaloniki, eastern cemetery, excavation in the plot of the Museum of Byzantine Culture