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LOT 2200
Grand Tour Marble Head of a Roman Gentleman
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (360 grams, 85 mm).
Carved in the round male head with laurel-leaf diadem to the brow; exaggerated eyes and small mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
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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