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LOT 0694
Roman Green Glass Cup with Trail
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (52 grams, 94 mm wide).
Tapered green bowl with dimpled base and slightly inverted rim; spiral trail to the upper body, formed as pinched arches below; heavily restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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