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LOT 0179
Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (366 grams, 80 mm).
Discoid base supporting a seated youth with legs crossed wearing a chlamys, his left hand supporting fruit in the folds of the cloth and right hand holding one; base pierced; transverse wire to sides of the head, ring above.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0179
Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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