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LOT 0701
Roman Green Glass Footed Beaker with Trail
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (72 grams, 10.8 cm high).
Composed of a gently tapering U-shaped body with a more convex upper body, everted rim and domed foot, decorative applied trails to the equator.
Provenance
Paris collection, 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex private Parisian collection.
Literature
Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 83.1.3, for similar.
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LOT 0701
Roman Green Glass Footed Beaker with Trail
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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