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LOT 0840
Roman Stone Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (830 grams total, 10-17 mm).
A mixed group of four hundred and thirty single stone tesserae of various colours and sizes. [430, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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