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LOT 1741
Large Western Asiatic Blue Glass Vessel
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (176 grams, 17.2 cm).
Tubular body with a concave base, a sharply angled shoulder and a tall neck with a flattened rim.
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Bergman, M. et al., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, items 255-256, for the type.
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LOT 1741
Large Western Asiatic Blue Glass Vessel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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