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Object Name: 
Weight or Token
Place Made: 
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
59.1.239
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 2.4 cm, H: 0.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
400-699
Primary Description: 
Transparent pale yellowish-brown glass; inclusion of dark brown scale; stamped. Roughly circular disc; on upper surface, deeply impressed stamp, D: 1.3 cm, bearing Greek monogram in relief. Lower surface plain.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
Transparent pale yellowish-brown
Technique: 
stamping
Inscription: 
VO
monogram
: 
Above Part of: ΠAVΛOV
ΠA
monogram
: 
Middle Part of: ΠAVΛOV

Publications (1)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Three (2003) illustrated, pp. 34, 212, #930; BIB# 58895