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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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