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LOT 0149
Eastern Roman Mosaic Depicting a Bird
4TH CENTURY A.D.
15 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (10.35 kg, 40.3 x 40.3 cm).
In a rectangular matrix; cream, olive, pink and other tesserae depicting a bird advancing with head bowed, with banded frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Former collection of Mr Pierre Bart (1889-1964), official of the French mandate in Syria and Lebanon (1919-1936) and delegate to the Lebanese government until 1946. Transmitted by descent.
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