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LOT 0153
Eastern Roman Mosaic Depicting a Bird
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (15.4 kg, 43.5 x 50.4 cm).
In a rectangular matrix; cream, olive, pink and other tesserae depicting a perching bird with rosette above. [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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