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LOT 0612
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 4 5/8 in. (896 grams total, 6.2-11.7 cm).
Mixed group of fresco fragments with pigment and geometric layout lines in place; reverse with stepped profile where attached to the structure. [6]
ProvenanceEx Swiss family collection, 1990s.
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Eastern Roman Stone Relief of Medusa
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With a ledge to the base, carved high-relief mask of Medusa with complex banded hairstyle with diadem to the brow, lateral tresses framing the face developing to serpents forming a 'Hercules knot' beneath the chin; the face with deep-set eyes beneath a heavy brow, prominent nose above pursed lip; the base keyed to accept a plaster overlay; mounted on a custom-made stand. 33.1 kg total, 53 cm including stand
Ex P.A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s. -
Roman Bone Pin and Implement Collection
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Comprising: two pins with bulbous finial; two bodkins with pierced finial; and a pin with a flat-section finial. 13 grams total, 8.5-12.6 cm
Acquired from various sources, 1990s, UK. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.