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LOT 0103
Roman Marble Statue Fragment with Feet
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (7.1 kg, 24 cm).
A marble statue fragment presenting the hem of a pleated robe, the sandaled feet of the figure emerging from beneath, with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, resting on a plain base.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11624-198973.
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LOT 0103
Roman Marble Statue Fragment with Feet
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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Roman Artefact Group
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From an old UK collection. From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent. Accompanied by two identification display cards. Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt. -
Roman Phallic Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Acquired in the 1990s. UK private collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Roman Bone Dice Pair
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A pair of bone dice with dot-in-ring numbering, both composed: 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 4.28 grams total, 10 mm each
English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
