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LOT 0723
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 4 1/2 in. (531 grams total, 6-11.4 cm).
With painted designs in white, ochre, claret, crimson and brown. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
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