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LOT 0635

Roman Bronze Applique of Actor's Mask

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (38.8 grams, 38 mm).

Discoid with flange rim, central high-relief actor's mask with D-shaped mouth.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1992.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0635

Roman Bronze Applique of Actor's Mask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £211

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