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LOT 0798
Roman Wall Plaster Fragment Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (494 grams total, 58-91 mm).
Each amorphous fragment displaying one prepared surface and retaining Roman cement to the reverse. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a North London collection in the 1990s.
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