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LOT 0162
Roman Flared Glass Beaker
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (117 grams, 11.5 cm).
A 'lotus bud' style beaker with tapering cylindrical body, everted rim and shallow pontil with applied rim to base (partly absent).
ProvenanceFrom an important glass collection, London, UK, 1980-1990.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 29.100.80, for comparable vessel.
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Opening Bid: £400
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