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Lot 83

A Roman marble relief of a male portrait

1 December 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman marble relief of a male portrait
Circa late 2nd Century A.D.
Likely from a sarcophagus, preserving a male head in profile to the right, with deeply drilled tightly-curled hair and beard, the almond-shaped lidded eye set beneath the furrowed brow, with straight nose and full lips, 22cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, UK, formed in the early 20th Century.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 30 October 2003, lot 222.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.

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