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LOT 2376
Marble Head of a Roman Nobleman
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (360 grams, 85 mm).
Carved in the round, a Grand Tour 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.
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