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Lot 134

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

Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

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A Roman marble cinerarium
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.
Of rectangular form, the front carved in relief with a pair of diving dolphins and tridents flanking a recessed uninscribed panel, the sides incised with crossed shields decorated with scroll motifs, 6½in x 9in x 11in (16cm x 22cm x 8cm)

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Provenance:
UK private collection.
Bonhams, London 16 May 2002, lot 248.
UK private collection, late 1990s.
With Bruce McAlpine, London, in the early 1990s.

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