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LOT 0146
Roman Mosaic with Floral Motif
4TH CENTURY A.D.
66 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (38.6 kg, 168 x 50 cm).
A large rectangular polychrome floor mosaic fragment with opposing large flowers and roundels; set in a modern matrix.
ProvenanceEmbedded in the floor of a reputable jewellery shop in Zurich, installed by the owner in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12676-236416.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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