Roman Mosaic Glass Patella Cup with Millefiore Decoration, 1st Century BC-AD. Photo Royal-athena galleries

The purple matrix decorated with a cellular pattern of alternate white and red rings interspersed with yellow spirals on a green background. H 1 1/2 in. (4 cm.); Diam 6 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.). Price $7,500

Ex Rhenish private collection, acquired from Kroha Münzkabinett, Cologne, Germany, before 2001.

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