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LOT 0737

Life-Size Roman Marble Finger

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (96 grams, 10 cm).

Modelled in the round with spur to the reverse of the first joint for attachment. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex M. Cummings collection, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0737

Life-Size Roman Marble Finger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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