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LOT 1249
Western Asiatic Miniature Glass Vessel
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (11.4 grams, 46 mm).
Iridescent ewer with tapering body and sharply carinated shoulder, balustered neck and funicular mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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