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LOT 0085

Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 1/8 in. (67.7 grams, 80 mm).

Lentoid in plan with rounded base, ribbed sides, short neck with flared and folded rim; dragged and marbered trails to the body, applied trails to the neck.

Provenance

Ex Mr Maurice Mathieu, acquired from Asfar, Lebanon, 1960s.
with Art Auction, Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 10 October 2012, no.130.
Private collection, London.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 91.1.1348, for a comparable example.

CONDITION

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LOT 0085

Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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