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Culture: Roman.

Date: 3rd - 4th Century A.D.

Material: Green glass.

Condition: Intact, superb, with excessive iridescence.

Provenance: Ex: American private collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Measurements: 4.6 inches high (11.7 cms).

A Cylindrical beaker with a circular pad base, wheel-cut grooves and a fine glass trail wrapped around its center; a fine layer of silvery iridescence on the beaker's interior. Although the shape resembles early Roman beakers, the fabric of this piece is more consistent with a later date, probably 3rd or 4th century A.D.

Cf: Reflections, p. 36, p. 51.

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