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LOT 1776
Near Eastern Miniature Glass Vessel
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (18.5 grams, 65 mm).
Square-section tall body with a pontil mark on the base and a tubular neck.
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.321, nos.380ff, 412ff., for the type of flask.
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LOT 1776
Near Eastern Miniature Glass Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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