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LOT 0133
Roman Bronze Mask Appliqué
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (56 grams, 42 mm).
With rounded fleshy face and hair in tiered bands, sockets to the eyes to accept silver inserts; diadem to the brow with foliage detailing; hollow to the reverse.
Provenance
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 290 (handle), for type.
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LOT 0133
Roman Bronze Mask Appliqué
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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