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LOT 0423
Tudor Period Glass Onion Bottle with Wine
16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (1.24 kg, 17 cm high).
Contained within the bottle with a cork and wax seal.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1894,0418.2, for similar.
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