A Sidonian opaque light blue glass bottle
Eastern Mediterranean, circa 1st Century AD
With cylindrical neck, the flared rim with in-folded lip, the hexagonal body blown into a tripartite mould, decorated with an architectural arcade containing birds or other winged creatures, with egg and dart pattern and vertical gadrooning below, 3¼ in (8cm) high
Eastern Mediterranean, circa 1st Century AD
With cylindrical neck, the flared rim with in-folded lip, the hexagonal body blown into a tripartite mould, decorated with an architectural arcade containing birds or other winged creatures, with egg and dart pattern and vertical gadrooning below, 3¼ in (8cm) high
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,300 - 9,400
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,300 - 9,400
€4,700 - 7,000
Footnotes
- Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1950s.
Category: Antiquities
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