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LOT 0139

Roman Marble Head of a Woman

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 3/4 in. (620 grams, 95 mm).

Carved in the round with carinated diadem in the hair, heavily lidded eyes, small mouth with pursed lips.

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 has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12102-218191.

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LOT 0139

Roman Marble Head of a Woman

Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)

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