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6th-7th century A.D. Translucent with a roughly U-shaped cross-section, graduated decorative wheel-cut facets composed of larger circles to the base, followed by smaller ovals, lozenges and fan-shapes towards the neck. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 59.34, for similar; cf. Oliver, A. Jr., Ancient Glass, In the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, p.138, no.235, for similar. 185 grams, 91 mm (3 1/2 in.).
London art market, 1986. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11887-206403.
A bowl of this type, produced in Sassanian Persia, is displayed in the Shosoin shrine in Nara, Japan, apparently evidence of early trade links between Persia and East Asia.
London art market, 1986. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11887-206403.
A bowl of this type, produced in Sassanian Persia, is displayed in the Shosoin shrine in Nara, Japan, apparently evidence of early trade links between Persia and East Asia.
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Sassanian Green Cut-Glass Cup
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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£1,800
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