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LOT 0444
Phoenician Marvered Glass Amphoriskos
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (404 grams total, 18.5 cm including stand).
Elegantly proportioned vessel with marvered trails to the body, neck and mouth; handles absent; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., circa 2010.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
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Opening Bid: £500
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