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Lot 101

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman marble head of a young woman
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The hair drawn into a plait at the top of the head and falling in waves drawn to either side of the face, with deeply drilled locks on the left side, carved with almond shaped eyes, the parted lips drilled at either corner, 10in (27.5cm) high, mounted

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Provenance:
Hensol Collection, Mossdale, Castle Douglas, Scotland. Thought to have been acquired in the 19th Century.

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