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LOT 0576
Eastern Roman Marble Tray
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (1.24 kg, 26 cm wide).
Of shallow rectangular form with volute handles, restored.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2012.479.3, for a similar dish, albeit in glass.
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