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LOT 0244
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (36 grams, 83 mm).
In iridescent glass with squat body and hexagonal-section mouth; dragged trail detailing.
ProvenanceEx collection M.W.A., Germany.
Acquired in 1996.
Private collection, Switzerland, by descent.
See Whitehouse, D., Sassanian and Post-Sassanian Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 2005, for discussion.
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LOT 0244
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £100
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