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LOT 0783
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (289 grams, 91 mm).
With oblong tesserae in matrix, mainly blue-grey in colour on the exposed faces but pale grey to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, North Africa.
Imported 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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