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LOT 0050

Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos

6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

2 3/4 in. (50.1 grams, 71 mm).

Of squat piriform profile with applied ring to the foot and rim, applied strap handles o the shoulder; the equator with horizontal hoops and dragged marvered trail decoration.

Provenance

Private collection, England.

Literature

Cf. similar items in the British Museum under accession no. 1860,0201.57, and the Metropolitan Museum, New York, under accession no.1972.118.174.

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LOT 0050

Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404

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