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LOT 0742
Roman Actor's Mask Head
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (21.6 grams, 20 mm).
Modelled in the round with emphasised facial detailing and wearing a plaited wig. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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