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LOT 0683
Parthian Glass Two-Handled Vessel
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (221 grams, 10.4 cm wide).
Pale blue bulbous vessel with trumpet-shaped neck, two small curving handles.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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