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Lot 131*

An Eastern Mediterranean core-formed glass alabastron

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Eastern Mediterranean core-formed glass alabastron
Circa 4th-2nd Century B.C.
Of dark blue glass, the cylindrical body with vertical ribs, decorated with yellow and white zig-zag pattern, the white trail extending from the disc rim, and spiralling down to the rounded base, with a pair of blue lug handles, 9cm high

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Provenance:
with Pars Antiques, London.
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above pre-1999.

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