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LOT 1795
Roman Style Silver Female Figurine
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 1/2 in. (25.6 grams, 88 mm).
Hollow-formed figure of Venus wearing a palla turned down to her waist, right hand holding the upper hem. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceNew York private collection, 1990.
with Kunicki, 2017.
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