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LOT 0663
Roman Ceramic Face from a Lamp
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (49 grams, 71 mm).
Portraying an elderly male figure with pointed chin and pierced ear; repaired fragment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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