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Italy, Italy/Central Europe, a carved portrait relief, in marble, probably 17th or early 18th Century, with a bust of a man left, 70 x 72mm. An intriguing and well carved piece (£150-200)

Although almost certainly European, the period of carving, which shows a bald man of mulatto or south Mediterranean appearance, may well be earlier than that suggested.