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LOT 1629
Near Eastern Miniature Glass Flask
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (20.9 grams, 50 mm).
Bulbous body with a concave base, short tubular neck and an everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.353, no.428, for the type of flask.
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LOT 1629
Near Eastern Miniature Glass Flask
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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