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LOT 0039
Phoenician Glass Alabastron
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (39.8 grams, 91 mm high).
Core formed with rounded base, dragged trail pattern in blue, white and yellow, two lateral lug handles below the everted rim.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. British Museum reference number.1899,1229.6, for a vessel of similar form.
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LOT 0039
Phoenician Glass Alabastron
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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