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Lot 144

Two Late Roman-Early Islamic core-formed glass bridle rings
and a late Roman glass bracelet and an Islamic glass perfume flask,
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28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£800 - £1,200

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Two Late Roman-Early Islamic core-formed glass bridle rings
Circa 4th-8th Century A.D.
One of blue and white stratified glass, the other of blue, white and orange stripes, each composed of three ringed sections, the widest central section rising to a medial ridge, both 6cm diam.; and a late Roman glass bracelet and an Islamic glass perfume flask, circa 12th Century A.D., 5cm diam. and 8.5cm high respectively (4)

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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.

There is a similarly constructed slide for a bridle in blue and white striped glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, acc. no. 54.1.28, with a suggested date of 99 B.C.-399 A.D.

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