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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.

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 0877

Roman Vessel Lid with Male Youth Wearing a Chlamys

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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