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Beaker

Roman, 2nd – 3rd Century AD
Extremely thin, colourless, slightly iridescent glass with sinter.
H 9.2 cm

Free-blown, almost cylindrical beaker with four large dents in the body, a slightly flared rim and a concave base. Tiny crack on the edge. A label and the inscription on the outer wall:

CYRENIA, CYPRUS

found by   ol: Scott Stevenson

LWRNC. May.1899

                                     

Provenance

Lawrence collection 1899.

German private collection J. R. (1941-2021), acquired between 1960 and 1990 on the European art market – mainly in the 1970s and 1980s at auction sales in London.

Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

Price
€ 1.400
Item
7557