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LOT 0117

Roman Moulded Iridescent Glass Cup

1ST CENTURY A.D.

4 7/8 in. (185 grams, 12.4 cm wide).

With rounded base and rounded rim; parallel ribs to the upper body below the rim; partly restored.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 13.198.1, for similar vessel in opaque material.

CONDITION
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LOT 0117

Roman Moulded Iridescent Glass Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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