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This absolutely exquisite artefact is an example of 4th Century AD, Roman glass cutting.

The lattice work is created by cutting the glass from the body. The inscription reads FAVENTIBUS, "for those who are well-disposed."

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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