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LOT 0164
Life-Size Roman Marble Head
2ND -3RD CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 in. (21.8 kg, 30 cm).
Carved in the round with full beard and head of curly hair, deep-set eyes and small mouth, possibly the philosopher Aristotle.
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1970s and 1980s.
From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12868-241366.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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