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Lot 68TP

A Roman marble table top

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman marble table top
Circa 4th-6th Century A.D.
Semi-circular in shape, with raised and slightly everted edge, the top with a recessed area with a funnel-shaped outlet, 91cm high

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Provenance:
D. R. collection, England, acquired prior to 1969.

Marble tables such as the present lot are often called sigma tables, in recognition of their resemblance to the Greek letter of the same name. There is a very similar example in the Limassol Archaeological Museum.

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