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LOT 0797
Roman Bronze Comic Actor's Mask
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (32.1 grams, 33 mm).
Mount formed as a comic actor's mask with braided wig, exaggerated scooped mouth and grotesque features, hollow to the reverse.
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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