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Lot 234*

A Roman limestone portrait head of a man

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman limestone portrait head of a man
Republican, circa 1st Century B.C.
Portraying mature features, the receding hair swept forward at the sides, depicted with furrowed brow, crows feet at the corners of the eyes, with sunken cheeks and well defined creases between the nose and mouth, 14in (35cm) high, mounted

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Louis Noguier (d. 1905) Collection, Béziers, France.

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