Ancient Phoenician Sand-Core Glass Amphoriskos CIRCA 6th-5th century B.C.
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Ancient Phoenician Sand-Core Glass Amphoriskos CIRCA 6th-5th century B.C. Size 3 1/2 inches high. Rare blueish, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow and opaque turquoise blue.Broad, uneven, slightly inward-sloping rim-disk, cylindrical neck, with slight downward taper; almost horizontal shoulder; top-shaped body; circular base-knob with slanting flat bottom; two vertical strap handles applied to shoulder, drawn up, and pressed onto neck and underside of rim-disk.A blue trail attached at edge of rim-disk; a thick yellow trail applied at shoulder, wound down in a spiral across shoulder and around top of body, then into an uneven close-set zigzag pattern on upper part of body, where a turquoise blue trail is added, mingling with the yellow; below.Custom mounted. Provenance: Ex Private NYC Collection acquired from Bonhams London 20 years ago.
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Ancient Phoenician Sand-Core Glass Amphoriskos CIRCA 6th-5th century B.C.
Estimate $1,200 - $1,500
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