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LOT 0142
Roman Floor Mosaic Section with Geometric Design
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 x 9 in. (1.76 kg, 26 x 23 cm).
Cuboid tesserae in matrix with a plaster base; field in dark grey and brown with central lozenge in cream and beige with reserved cross and central square. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Tunisia, North Africa.
Brought to the UK before 1945.
From a private old collection formed in the mid 20th century.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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