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LOT 0114
Roman Clear Cut-Glass Beaker
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (189 grams, 11 cm wide).
Translucent glass with wheel-cut bands creating registers of ellipses and circles.
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market, 1990s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex private Parisian collection.
Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 300-399, for a very similar example.
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LOT 0114
Roman Clear Cut-Glass Beaker
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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