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LOT 2192
Post Medieval Marble Head of a Woman
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (6.6 kg, 21.5 cm).
Carved in post-classical style with centre-parted hair developing to a coiled plait, stern facial features, flared neck with mounting panel beneath. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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