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LOT 0806
Large Roman Glass Roundel with Cupid
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.4 grams, 29 mm).
Pale yellow domed disc showing nude Cupid in a dynamic pose, holding a bow in his hand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar figure on glass in Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.175 (Dionysian procession).
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