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LOT 0702
Roman Stucco Head of a Bearded Man
PROVINCIAL, 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (6 1/2 in.) (623 grams total, 12.8 cm (16.5 cm high including stand)).
A stucco head from a cornice modelled in the half-round as a mature male with full beard and short, tufted head of hair; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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