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Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys
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LOT 0709

Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys

1ST-3RD 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0709

Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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