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LOT 0882
Roman Mosaic Tile Group
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 x 4 in. (227 grams total, 15.1 x 10 cm).
A mixed group of cuboid and other tesserae mounted on a wooden display stand with handwritten legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Keynsham cemetery.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
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