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Lot 24*

A Roman marble relief fragment

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

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A Roman marble relief fragment
Antonine Period, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Probably from a battle sarcophagus, depicting a soldier turning to his left, wearing a helmet with chin strap, and a cuirass with a pleated tunic underneath, 6¾in (17cm) high, mounted

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Provenance:
Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980. Thence by descent.

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