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LOT 0864

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 290 (handle), for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0864

Roman Bronze Mask Appliqué

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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