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LOT 0795

Roman Limestone Head of a Woman

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

3 1/8 in. (345 grams, 80 mm).

Carved in the round with collar-length flowing hair; part of a frieze or group.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0795

Roman Limestone Head of a Woman

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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