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Lot 118

Two Roman polychrome wall painting fragments
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28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Two Roman polychrome wall painting fragments
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Comprising a fragment depicting a dove, the ochre body with details in red highlighting the wing and beak, wearing a green garland tied in a bow around the neck, green foliage emerging behind, on a white background; and a smaller fragment depicting a mask or head of a god with red curly mane and beard, with white garland details, on a yellow and red striped background, 17.5cm x 18cm and 10cm x 10.2cm respectively (2)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Dove fresco: Private collection, France, early 20th Century.
London art market.
with Charles Ede Ltd, London, 2001 (cat. 171, no. 42).
Mask fresco: with Alex G. Malloy.
Anonymous sale; Gorny and Mosch, 13 December 2003, lot 475.
Both: Private collection, UK.

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