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LOT 0614
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.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0614
Roman Limestone Head of a Woman
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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