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LOT 0729
Roman Bronze Comic Actor's Mask Mount
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (24.9 grams, 33 mm).
With a braided wig, exaggerated scooped mouth and grotesque features, hollow to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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