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LOT 0716
Roman Bronze Actor's Mask Mount
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (84.5 grams, 83 mm).
Depicting tragic mask with pierced eyes and open mouth, furrowed brow and neatly dressed hair; hollow reverse.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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