GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS ALABASTRON. Ca. 600 - 400 BC. A core-formed glass alabastron with a cylindrical body tapering to a rounded base, short neck, and broad flaring rim. The body is formed in opaque white glass and decorated with horizontal yellow and black threads marvered into a continuous zigzag pattern. Twin applied handles in dark glass are affixed at the shoulder. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 91.1.1381. Size: 100mm x 35mm; Weight: 57g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.