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  • Glass

  • Eggshell

  • May be a "Sarira" glass bottle from Tang Dinasty. It's eggshell thin and round, with a long neck.
    It's unknown, but we think it's deserving of respect.



Period

  • Unkonwn, definitely ancient



Size

  • Height cm. 5.7
  • Mouth cm. 0.6
  • Lip cm. 1.1



Stopper

  • Tourmaline wiht gilt collar



Provenance

  • Christie's South Kensington, London - 11 December 2003 - Lot 57



Exhibited

  • Palazzina delle Arti: Museo del Sigillo (Seal Museum), La Spezia - Italy, November 2010 - January 2011

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