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LOT 0150

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

ROMAN BLUE GLASS BEAKER
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3 1/8 in. (152 grams, 79 mm).

Thick-walled, cylindrical beaker with inwardly curved mouth, rolled rim; shallow dimples to exterior; mold-blown type with slight iridescence; old label to base 'N14075'.

PROVENANCE:
Dr K. and W.Z., Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; acquired 1977 on the German art market.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Oliver, A. Jr., Ancient Glass, In the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, p.138, no.235, for type.

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