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LOT 0194
Roman Glass Beaker
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (49.4 grams, 10.1 cm).
With a biconical carinated body, dimple base, and chamfered rim.
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
LiteratureSee Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass: The Corning Museum of Glass, volume I, New York, 1997, item 388, for a squat version of a similar style.
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LOT 0194
Roman Glass Beaker
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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