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LOT 0244
Sassanian Cut Glass Cup
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (150 grams, 11.8 cm wide).
Conical opaque glass with decorative wheel-cut facets.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a late gentleman, 1988.
Ex UK collection.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 59.34, for similar.
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