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LOT 0141
Cut Ancient Roman Stone Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (5.45 kg, 46.5 x 62.5 cm).
Group of cut and polished stone fragment specimens mounted in on a wooden board with frame; manuscript titled label 'Marmi dell' antica Roma' (marbles of ancient Rome) and small manuscript label beneath each block.
Provenance
From a 19th century European collection, Paris, France.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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