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LOT 0518
Greek Festooned Glass Vessel Group
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
5 3/8 - 5 1/2 in. (213 grams total, 13.6-14 cm high).
The pair comprising: an opaque blue alabastron with white spiralling trails to base and neck, marvering between; a green-amber coloured amphoriskos decorated with white trails, knop foot and remains of one applied handle; both fragmentary. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 74.51.320 and 17.194.579, for similar.
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LOT 0518
Greek Festooned Glass Vessel Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £625
Matched pair of gold hoop earrings with hook-and-eye closure; three applied loops to the lower edge each with a pearl in a cup setting, turquoise-coloured translucent gemstone beneath; restored. 12.27 grams total, 52-54 mm
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