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LOT 0174
Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Wine Beaker
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (67.6 grams, 56 mm).
Wheel-cut with a narrow base and cylindrical body with gently tapering walls, concentric line decoration to the rim, body and around the base; in exquisite deep colour.
Provenance
Previously with a London, UK, gallery, 1990s.
Ex JL collection Surrey, UK, early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12035-214140.
Literature
See Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.17.194.155, for a deep purple example of the type.
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LOT 0174
Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Wine Beaker
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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