A GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS ALABASTRON

A GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS ALABASTRON
Eastern Mediterranean, Circa 6th - 4th Century B.C.
Of cobalt blue glass with applied yellow trail decoration, in the form of two bands surmounted by zig-zag patterns which merge into a spiral, with a flat disc rim, surrounded by an applied yellow rim, with two small applied loop handles, 8.8cm high.
Published: F. Siltine, Histoire du Verre: L'Antiquité, Paris, 2005, p.42.
Provenance: Collection of M. & Mme. Nobili, Paris, acquired prior to 1985.