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LOT 0154
Late Roman Green Glass Footed Goblet
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (45 grams, 10.5 cm).
An aqua glass goblet with conical foot, curved body, rolled rim with applied trail below.
ProvenanceFrom the collection du Comte de..., formed from the end of the 19th century.
Thierry de Maigret, Paris, 16 April 2010, lot 44.
Al Thani Princely collection, acquired at the above sale.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 617, for type.
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