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LOT 0115
Roman Draped Marble Bust
3RD CENTURY A.D.
19 1/2 in. (23.5 kg total, 49.5 cm including stand).
Fragment of a carved statue depicting a lifesize figure wearing a pleated and draped stola with left hand clenched in a fist and held at the chest; high-relief modelling of fabric; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Alison Barker (1951-2021) collection, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
Private collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12229-215654.
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