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LOT 0727
Roman Bronze Appliqué in the Shape of an Actor's Mask
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (27.2 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, with grotesque facial features and scooped crescentic mouth, segmented beard; ferrous stud to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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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LOT 0727
Roman Bronze Appliqué in the Shape of an Actor's Mask
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Opening Bid: £100
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Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mostly cuboid. 331 grams total, 7-14 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Roman mosaics were made from small cubes of natural stone and terracotta possibly cut from tile or brick. Each of these small cubes was called a tessera (several tesserae) from the Latin word for dice.
