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LOT 0849
Roman Bronze Actor's Mask
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (84 grams, 82 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, with grotesque facial features and scooped crescentic mouth, segmented hair.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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