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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK STATE PRIVATE COLLECTION

A BYZANTINE MOLDED GREEN GLASS CAMEO WITH THE VIRGIN ORANS
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Mounted as a pendant in a modern gold setting and suspended from a woven gold chain; an inscription above her head reading with the Greek letters "ΜΡ ΘΥ" (short for ΜΗΤΗΡ ΘΕΟΥ, "Mother of God")
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long

PROVENANCE
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1996.
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