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LOT 0859
Byzantine Ribbed Glass Cosmetic Bottle
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (29 grams, 72 mm).
The translucent globular body with raised ribs running vertically around the equator, 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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