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LOT 0724

Roman Limestone Column

1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

5 1/4 in. (936 grams, 13.5 cm high).

A surviving section from a small limestone architectural pedestal column base with remains of cylindrical column to top, decorated with a collar of conjoined lozenges. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0724

Roman Limestone Column

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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