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LOT 0975
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Fragment
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (284 grams, 11.6 cm).
With impression to the reverse of the laths to which it was attached; prepared face with chestnut-red pigment; collector's inked findspot legend 'Ostia 9'56'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Ostia, 1956(?) From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 0975
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Fragment
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £90
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Opening Bid: £125
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Opening Bid: £833
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