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LOT 1553
Nabataean Marble Head of a Man
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
11 in. (7.3 kg total, 28 cm including stand).
A carved D-section male head with a triangular nose and a shallow eye-socket, mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a West German collection, Cologne.
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