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LOT 1122
Abbasid Miniature Glass Perfume Vessel
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.6 grams, 29 mm).
Bulbous body with incuse crescents, flared neck; iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1980s UK collection.
Property of an London antiquarian.
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
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Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
