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LOT 0086

Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphora

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 1/4 in. (32.6 grams, 83 mm).

Polychrome glass amphora with applied trail decoration to the body and spirals around the neck, two applied handles to shoulder.

Provenance

Formerly in North American collection, 1990s.
Ex Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.320, for similar.

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LOT 0086

Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphora

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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