GOLD INLAID TURQUOISE-SET RED GLASS CELESTIAL SPHERE, HAN DYNASTY (202 BC-220 AD)
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0257 |
| Estimate | $2,000 - $3,000 |
| Opening bid | $200 |
| Auction | East & West: Cross-Cultural Masterworks |
| Date | August 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Hotspot Auctions |
| Location | Amherst, New York |
D 5.70cm (2.24 in); Wt 260.00g (0.57 lb),Polished monolithic translucent wine-red glass sphere covered in ancient burial patina and encrustation. Silver lines trace celestial orbits, fine gold inlay
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