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LOT 0158
Roman Fitting in the Form of a Female Bust
COPTIC, 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (17.81 grams, 49 mm).
Carved bone with concave reverse; profile female bust with neatly dressed hair, himation at the shoulder; old collector's label '10' to the reverse.
Provenance
European collection formed in the early 1980s.
with Bonhams London, 27 April 2006, lot 356.
Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages.
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LOT 0158
Roman Fitting in the Form of a Female Bust
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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