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LOT 0667
Roman Millefiori Fish Palette
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (22.1 grams, 94 mm).
Flat fish-shaped panel formed from three different sections of millefiori glass, drilled socket for an inset eye (absent).
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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