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LOT 0144
Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (56 grams, 86 mm).
Carved in the round with tiered collars to the neck, hair swept back from the face and coloured with green pigment, low-relief facial features, pierced at lower edge for attachment; ears pierced and gold wire earring inserted.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
