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LOT 0649
Roman Marble Fragment and Amphora Foot Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 4 3/4 in. (1.2 kg total, 10.3-12.1 cm).
The marble architectural fragment with a carved groove to the sloped face; the terracotta feet from large wine amphoras, one with a decorative collar and the other with a void to the base. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012.
Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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