Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1527. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BYZANTINE. Early. Glass “Fingerkunkel”. 5th-8th century. Solid light blue glass wand with twist decoration down entire length of shaft; one end in the form of a dove, the other in a hollow lanceate form. Overall length 193mm. Cf. Hirsch 232, lot 541 (for type in bronze). Good complete condition with no damage, araes of encrustation and underlying iridescence. Rare.