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LOT 0865
Roman Glass Cup with Piece Missing
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (34 grams, 68 mm high).
Aqua glass drum-shaped jar with waisted rim and pontil base; cracked and one piece absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAudrey Davies, Astarte Gallery, London, UK, 1986.
Ex private UK collection.
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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