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LOT 0608

Roman Limestone Head of a Woman

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0608

Roman Limestone Head of a Woman

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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