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Fatimid Miniature Wheel-Cut Glass Perfume Bottle Fatimid Miniature Wheel-Cut Glass Perfume Bottle Fatimid Miniature Wheel-Cut Glass Perfume Bottle
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LOT 0992

Fatimid Miniature Wheel-Cut Glass Perfume Bottle

10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (3.86 grams, 32 mm).

Miniature vessel with flared base, facets to the bulbous body, cup-shaped mouth.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0992

Fatimid Miniature Wheel-Cut Glass Perfume Bottle

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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