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Please see the note for lot 189.
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MID-19TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN ROSSO ANTICO MODEL OF THE SARCOPHAGUS FROM THE TOMB OF THE SCIPIOS
MID-19TH CENTURY
The lid with palm-scrolled ends and centred by a bust of Scipio, the front edge inscribed 'CORNELIVS. CN. F. SCIPIO', the main body Roman Doric entablature above the inscription on a grey granite base
24 in. (25.5 cm.) high; 12½ in. (32 cm.) wide; 5½ in. (14 cm.) deep
MID-19TH CENTURY
The lid with palm-scrolled ends and centred by a bust of Scipio, the front edge inscribed 'CORNELIVS. CN. F. SCIPIO', the main body Roman Doric entablature above the inscription on a grey granite base
24 in. (25.5 cm.) high; 12½ in. (32 cm.) wide; 5½ in. (14 cm.) deep
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