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LOT 0231

Sassanian Cut Glass Cup

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.

4 3/4 in. (239 grams, 12 cm).

The walls tapering slightly towards the base, displaying wheel-cut ovals running in registers around the body, slightly everted rim; iridescent surfaces.

Provenance

Ex Belgian collection, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 135304, for similar; cf. Corning Museum of Glass, accession numbers 70.1.9 and 54.1.119, for similar.

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LOT 0231

Sassanian Cut Glass Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640

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