Etruscan Core-Formed Glass Aryballos
Late 6th-5th century BC. A core-formed pale blue glass aryballos with yellow trailing to the rim and shoulder, turquoise to the body, applied loop handles. Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York under accession number 81.10.297. 34.1 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously on the Belgian art market, 1956; formerly in a private Belgian collection formed in the 19th century; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10802-177848. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website]
Condition Report: Fine condition, rim chipped.
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Late 6th-5th century BC. A core-formed pale blue glass aryballos with yellow trailing to the rim and shoulder, turquoise to the body, applied loop handles. Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York under accession number 81.10.297. 34.1 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously on the Belgian art market, 1956; formerly in a private Belgian collection formed in the 19th century; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10802-177848. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website]
Condition Report: Fine condition, rim chipped.