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Lot 173

A group of six Roman green glass vessels
and an Islamic glass beaker,
7

3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

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A group of six Roman green glass vessels
Circa 1st-5th Century A.D.
Comprising a beaker with flaring mouth and a raised horizontal ridge at the top and bottom of the cylindrical body, with pushed-in base; a flask with pear-shaped body; two sprinkler flasks; a flask with elongated neck; and a flask with thin trailing on the funnel mouth, long neck, the body mould blown with vertical ribbing, 8.5cm-16cm and an Islamic glass beaker, circa 13th Century A.D., of slender form, with slight trace of enamel decoration, 12.5cm high (7)

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Provenance:
Private collection, UK, acquired in Lebanon prior to 1980 from Carla Chehab; and thence by descent to the present owner.

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