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LOT 0707
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (102 grams, 88 mm).
Group of roughly cuboid tesserae in modern matrix; note to underside 'Roman tesserae from mosaic floor, Morgantina, Sicily'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old English collection with old identification label to veso.
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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