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LOT 0882
Roman Bronze Actor's Mask Mount
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (62.7 grams, 40.5 mm).
Formed as a comic actor's mask (maschera), with exaggerated scooped mouth and grotesque features, hollow to the reverse; perhaps a pouring spout. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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