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LOT 0139
Roman Silver Statuette
2ND-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (19.97 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled in the round standing on a square base, wearing a knee-length chiton; right hand held out flat, left hand supporting a frond; short hair and exaggerated nose. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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