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LOT 0120
Roman Limestone Fragment of Draped Musician
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (1.98 kg, 17 cm).
A fragment of a carved limestone scene depicting a seated musician wearing a toga virilis draped to his shoulder and tucked at the waist, hanging over his bent knee supporting a lyre or cithara with seven strings.
Provenance
Ex Ingrid McAlpine, 1939-2018, London and Epsom, UK.
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