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LOT 0549
Phoenician Core-Formed Glass Juglet
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (12 grams, 44 mm).
With dragged trails to the body and applied annular rim.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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