Roman glass flask, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs acquired in the mid-1960s and

acquired in the mid-1960s and then by descent to present owner

This elegant devotional pendant is fashioned from a single sheet of high-karat gold cut into a broad-armed Latin cross with gently expanding terminals

while gold settings were associated with individuals of higher status

He donated part of his collection to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts prior to his death in 2002

This bowl likely functioned as a ceremonial object

Roman glass flask, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs acquired in the mid-1960s andA pretty free blown glass flask with a rounded globular body rising to a short cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim. The vessel is formed in pale green glass and retains extensive burial encrustation and iridescence across the surface, with attractive areas of silvery and rainbow sheen typical of early Roman glass weathering. The proportions and simple, utilitarian form are characteristic of early Imperial domestic and cosmetic vessels, likely