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Lot 22

A Roman marble pestle in the form of a finger, Circa 1st-3rd century AD 7cm x 4.5cm Provenance:...

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Lot 22

A Roman marble pestle in the form of a finger,
Circa 1st-3rd century AD
7cm x 4.5cm
Provenance:...

Starting Bid: £80

Estimate: £200 - £300

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Lot 22

Description

A Roman marble pestle in the form of a finger,
Circa 1st-3rd century AD

7cm x 4.5cm

Provenance: Desmond Morris collection, Oxford, acquired in the early 1970s at Sotheby's, London; Bonhams 3 July 2019 lot 18

 

 

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