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LOT 0842
Roman Marble Foot
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (154 grams, 11.5 cm).
Carved in the round, right foot from a figurine or statue with well-defined nails and ankle.
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.
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