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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10314005, member: 76316"]This is really sweetly done. It is ~3 3/4" high overall, ~2 1/2" major diameter, ~1 3/8" diameter ground pontil, 1" diameter chamfered throat; it weighs ~8.1 oz, ~230 grams. There's no UV reactance.</p><p>Note the staggered facets in the body, creating elongated hexagonal panels on the two lower rows of cuts; they are also concave in their vertical axis.</p><p>What little I know about glass leads me to think it has Western European origin. I'll be grateful to hear from y'all about the reality of this delightful bauble, including what it may have been used for. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518214[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518219[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10314005, member: 76316"]This is really sweetly done. It is ~3 3/4" high overall, ~2 1/2" major diameter, ~1 3/8" diameter ground pontil, 1" diameter chamfered throat; it weighs ~8.1 oz, ~230 grams. There's no UV reactance. Note the staggered facets in the body, creating elongated hexagonal panels on the two lower rows of cuts; they are also concave in their vertical axis. What little I know about glass leads me to think it has Western European origin. I'll be grateful to hear from y'all about the reality of this delightful bauble, including what it may have been used for. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]518213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518214[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]518219[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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