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LOT 0124
Roman Marble Female Head
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (5 in.) (523 grams total, 78 mm high (12.7 cm high including stand)).
From a relief with hair centre-parted and drawn back from the face, gathered at the nape in a chignon; rounded face with soft features, drilled eyes and nostrils; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceLondon art market, 2000s.
Property of a London gentleman.
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