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LOT 1324
Western Asiatic Emerald Green Glass Cotton-Reel Vase
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (201 grams, 73 mm).
With broad plano-convex base, sturdy tubular body, everted rim; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
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