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LOT 0150
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'.
ProvenanceDr 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.
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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