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LOT 0792
Roman Glass Beaker
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (42.3 grams, 91 mm).
With slightly flared sidewall, dimple base, thin rim; old collector's label to underside 'N-12843'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of an Italian Ambassador in Tunisia, acquired late 1960s-early 1970s.
L.S., Switzerland, by inheritance.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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