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LOT 0161

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

ROMAN GLASS WINE CUP
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (15 grams, 90 mm).

Aqua glass cup with squat bell-shaped sidewall, rounded neck, footed base.

PROVENANCE:
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 13.198.3, for similar.

CONDITION
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