A Roman pale green glass beaker. The vessel is decorated below the rim with bands of wheel-cut lines; tapering walls with four indents, and a plain base, slightly concave towards the centre.
 
Roman eastern empire: Circa 2nd-3rd Century AD.
 
Condition: Complete and intact.
Height: 8.6 cms (3.4 ins).
 
Provenance: A.L. collection, Bayern, since 1970s. Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2010, lot 117 (part). Property from a Princely Collection, acquired at the above sale, from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.
 
For similar use of indents, see item 166; Ancient Glass in the National Museums Scotland; C. S. Lightfoot.
 
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