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LOT 0118
Roman Pale Green Glass Cup
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (54 grams, 85 mm).
With slightly dimpled base, carinated flange to foot and tubular body, flared rim.
Provenance
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 17.193.346, for similar.
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