Auction price soars on speculation jug may be rare Islamic artifact

An ornately carved crystal jug auctioned off in the U.K. as a 19th century French claret jug may in fact be a rare 11th century Islamic artifact.

The jug, estimated to be worth about $400 by Lawrences Auctioneers in southwest Britain, sold last Thursday for $440,000, more than 1,000 times its list price...

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