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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.
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