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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GLASS TOKEN
circa 1st century a.d.
Cast with a scene of a male lovers on a cushioned and draped bed, the receptive partner reclining on his stomach, looking back into the eyes of his lover who kneels between his spread legs, leaning forward with his arms around his waist, the scene impressed on a raised disk with a rounded, flanged edge; together with a Roman lead bulla, impressed from a seal depicting a pair of lovers
1 in. (3.1 cm.) wide (2)
circa 1st century a.d.
Cast with a scene of a male lovers on a cushioned and draped bed, the receptive partner reclining on his stomach, looking back into the eyes of his lover who kneels between his spread legs, leaning forward with his arms around his waist, the scene impressed on a raised disk with a rounded, flanged edge; together with a Roman lead bulla, impressed from a seal depicting a pair of lovers
1 in. (3.1 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Christopher Shepperd, London, for the first