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Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings
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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.

Provenance

Acquired 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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LOT 0144

Roman Bone Doll's Head with Earrings

Sold for (Inc. bp): £521

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