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LOT 0862
Byzantine Glass Cosmetic Bottle
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (35 grams, 77 mm).
The molded body of broadly globular form and displaying a 'net' pattern, with everted neck and mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Coincraft, London WC1.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity.
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