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LOT 0892
Roman Marble Head of a Lady
2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
(520 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand).
Carved in the round with detailed hairstyle comprising a braid and coil to the rear of the head; the facial features soft and rounded, mouth in a half-smile; mounted on a display-stand.
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From an English private collection.
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