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LOT 0861
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (856 grams, 16.5 cm).
An irregular panel of floor with opus caementicium substrate and white stone tesserae embedded in horizontal rows in the upper layer. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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