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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]
Provenance
From a 1980s UK collection.
Property of an London antiquarian.
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