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LOT 0552
Roman Pale Green Beaker-Type Bowl
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (91.4 grams, 93 mm).
With applied trail beneath the rim, and moulded foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Shirley Warren Antique Glass, Surrey, UK, in the 1990s.
From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
See Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 646, p.139, for type.
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LOT 0552
Roman Pale Green Beaker-Type Bowl
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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