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LOT 1487
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 - 5 1/2 in. (130 grams total, 9.2-14.2 cm).
Including four miniature amphorae each with a ribbed collar to the neck, and a fifth with sealing wax at the mouth. [5]
Provenance
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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LOT 1487
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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