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LOT 0877
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.
ProvenanceFrom 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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Opening Bid: £250
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