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LOT 0224
Achaemenid Glass Flask
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (76 grams total, 14.6 cm including stand).
Comprising a tapering square-section body, square base and rounded shoulders; dragged trail ornament to each face narrow neck and everted rolled rim; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, London, museum number 135125, for similar example.
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