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LOT 0717
Roman Stucco Head of a Youth
PROVINCIAL, 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (6 5/8 in.) (579 grams total, 13.8 cm (17 cm high including stand)).
A stucco head from a cornice modelled in the half-round with fleshy cheeks and chin, squinting eyes, snub nose and open mouth; 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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