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LOT 0941
Western Asiatic Yellow Glass Wart Vessel
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (32 grams, 90 mm).
Piriform with slightly dimpled base, trumpet-shaped neck with everted rim, the body with raised spikes.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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