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LOT 0886
Western Asiatic Green Glass Bottle
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (29 grams, 54 mm high).
With tubular body and applied domed shoulder with short, flaring neck; iridescent surfaces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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