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LOT 1088
Sassanian Glass Handled Bottle
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (40 grams, 96 mm).
Piriform in profile with flared mouth. loop handle, three applied dics to the shoulder and disc to the base.
ProvenanceFormerly in North American collection, 1990s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
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