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A Hellenistic Cut Glass Skyphos Height 3 x width 7 1/8 inches.
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000
Sold
$6,400
Live Auction
Antiquities & Ancient Art
Size
Height 3 x width 7 1/8 inches.
Description
A Hellenistic Cut Glass Skyphos
Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Height 3 x width 7 1/8 inches.
Condition
Intact with restoration to the tip of the handle. Encrustation, surface iridescences and normal wear. There is a small air bubble trapped in one section of the glass. Incised concentric circle inside the length the rim. Vertical scratches in the handles probably from antiquity as there is encrustation on top of them. Fine, stable and attractive condition overall. 
Provenance

Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany, 1990s.
Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, by 2009.
German Art Market, 2010.
 
Published:
Fortuna Fine Arts Gallery, New York, After Twenty Years (Exhibition Catalogue), 2009, no. 10.