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LOT 0667
Marble Head of a Boy
ROMAN, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
8 1/4 in. (6.2 kg, 21 cm high).
Modelled facing in the round with naturalistic features.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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