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LOT 0953
Roman Bronze Silenus Mask
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (19.6 grams, 48 mm).
C-section appliqué mask with suspension loop to the brow, voided mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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