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CIRCA MID-4TH-LATE 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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AN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CORE-FORMED GLASS ALABASTRON
CIRCA MID-4TH-LATE 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Cobalt blue, with disk rim, the body wound spirally with marvered opaque white and yellow threads, tooled into a zigzag pattern in the middle of the body, an applied white thread on the rim, applied twin handles at the shoulder
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
CIRCA MID-4TH-LATE 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Cobalt blue, with disk rim, the body wound spirally with marvered opaque white and yellow threads, tooled into a zigzag pattern in the middle of the body, an applied white thread on the rim, applied twin handles at the shoulder
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
with Spink & Son, London.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above 1960s/1970s.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above 1960s/1970s.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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