Lot Essay
For the type see no. 125, p. 153 in D.F. Grose, The Toledo Museum of Art: Early Ancient Glass.
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CIRCA MID 4TH-EARLY 3TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CORE-FORMED BLUE GLASS ALABASTRON
CIRCA MID 4TH-EARLY 3TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1⁄2 in. (13.9 cm.) high
CIRCA MID 4TH-EARLY 3TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1⁄2 in. (13.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Ernst (1899-1989) and Marthe (1918-1999) Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, acquired by 1981.
Ancient Glass Formerly in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, Christie's, London, 5-6 March 1985, lot 307.
Jack (1930-1996) and Jane (1936-2021) Weprin, New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent to the current owner.
Ancient Glass Formerly in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, Christie's, London, 5-6 March 1985, lot 307.
Jack (1930-1996) and Jane (1936-2021) Weprin, New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent to the current owner.
Literature
M. Kunz, ed., 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Luzern, 1981, p. 53, no. 99.
Exhibited
Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, 19 July-13 September 1981.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
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