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LOT 0232
Sassanian Opaque Cut Glass Cup
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (269 grams, 10.4 cm wide).
Of hemispherical form, decorated with four tiers of wheel-cut oval-shaped dimples.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 59.34, for similar.
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