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Islamic glass crescent pendant, 8-9 century ADGlass crescent pendant 125MA
Islamic glass crescent pendant, 8-9 century ADIslamic glass crescent pendant, 8-9 century AD
Description

125MA
Islamic crescent pendant
Date: 8-9 century AD
Monochrome glass

Crescent shape with a loop at the top. Opaque yellow glass.
Intact, good condition.
Height 16 mm, 5 x 16 mm


For published examples see:
-  V.Kovalevskaya, Komputernaya obrabotka massovogo arhaeologicheskogo materiala is rannesrednevekovih pamyatnikov Evrasii, Moscow, 2000, p.29 #138
- A.Panini, Middle Eastern and Venetian Glass Beads, Skira, 2007, p. 125 (for Middle Eastern type)