A Roman blue-green conical glass beaker Circa 3rd Century A.D. 11.2cm high Footnotes: Provenance: Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1979, lot 14. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 December 1996, lot 13 (part). Nico F. Bijnsdorp Collection, the Netherlands, acquired at the above sale. Nico F. Bijnsdorp Collection of Ancient Glass: Part II; Bonhams, London, 6 July 2023, lot 161. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. Jars of this shape are a common type among Cypriot finds and usually had lids, often painted on the underside (see S. B. Matheson, Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery, Yale, 1980, p. 99, no. 264; Matheson notes that 'the frequency of Eros as the subject suggests these were jars for cosmetics'). There are several related jars in the Cesnola Collection: see for example Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. nos. 74.51.240; 74.51.238; 74.51.251. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing