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LOT 0519

Phoenician Blue Glass Bird Pendant

425-200 B.C.

1 1/4 in. (5.5 grams, 32 mm).

Hollow-formed amuletic pendant with applied trails to the body, iridescent surface, yellow glass detailing.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0519

Phoenician Blue Glass Bird Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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