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CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN EASTERN MEDITTERANEAN GLASS ALABASTRON
circa 5th century b.c.
Core-formed, of cobalt-blue glass, the tapering cylindrical body with short neck and wide rim-disk, with applied opaque white spiral trailing, tooled into a zig-zag pattern in the middle of the body, with applied white on the rim, and thin blue loop handles with knobbed tails
5 in. (12.7 cm) high
circa 5th century b.c.
Core-formed, of cobalt-blue glass, the tapering cylindrical body with short neck and wide rim-disk, with applied opaque white spiral trailing, tooled into a zig-zag pattern in the middle of the body, with applied white on the rim, and thin blue loop handles with knobbed tails
5 in. (12.7 cm) high