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LOT 0532
Greek Core-Formed Glass Vessel Group
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 - 5 7/8 in. (197 grams total, 11.3-15 cm high).
With polychrome decoration and iridescent surfaces, comprising: an alabastron with fusiform body, conical foot and ledge handles, decorated with yellow feathering and trails; a blue amphoriskos with yellow festooning and trails, knop foot and everted rim; fragmentary. [2]
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 74.51.322 and 17.194.594, for similar.
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LOT 0532
Greek Core-Formed Glass Vessel Group
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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