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LOT 0161
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 13.198.3, for similar.
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