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LOT 0192
Roman Green Glass Cup with Dark Blue Applied Decoration
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (71.7 grams, 86 mm).
Drum-shaped jar with everted rim and dimple base; applied blue glass pellets to the equator.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 202, for a less elaborate example of the type.
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LOT 0192
Roman Green Glass Cup with Dark Blue Applied Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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