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LOT 0979
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (29 grams, 54 mm high).
A green glass bottle with tubular body and applied domed shoulder with short, flaring neck; iridescent surfaces.
Provenance
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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LOT 0979
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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