Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios, 250–300, Made in Alexandria, Egypt, Roman, Glass, gold leaf, polychromy, Overall: 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x 0.6 cm), Glass-Gold glass, This exquisitely vivid image of an educated youth of the powerful port city of Alexandria probably celebrates his success in a musical contest. The medallion, worked in gold on dark blue glass, was made to be mounted and worn as a pendant
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Medallion, Portrait, Gennadios, 250–300, Alexandria, Egypt, Roman, Glass, gold leaf, polychromy, Overall, 1 5/8 x 1/4, 4.1 0.6 cm, Glass-Gold glass, exquisitely, vivid, image, educated youth, powerful port, city, celebrates, success, musical contest, medallion, worked, gold, dark blue, glass, mounted, worn, pendant
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