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LOT 0538
Greek Sandstone Head of Bearded Man
400-300 B.C.
8 5/8 in. (1.32 kg total, 22 cm).
Carved in funicular vessel with gusseted base, vertical ribbing, obverse with carved bearded bust with frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Believed to be acquired from Bonhams.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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