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LOT 0151
Roman Pale Red Barbotine Cup
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (211 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
With horizontal banding to the lower body, high-relief moulded vine and grape decoration to the shoulder, loop handle and raised rim; rare.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. similar in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number: 74.51.373.
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LOT 0151
Roman Pale Red Barbotine Cup
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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