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LOT 0138
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,250
ROMAN THEATRE MASK MOUNT PAIR
1ST CENTURY AD
2 1/2" (561 grams total, 64 - 66mm).
1ST CENTURY AD
2 1/2" (561 grams total, 64 - 66mm).
A pair of mounts in the form of theatre masks depicting an archaic style Elder Dionysus with hair in a series of ringlets in a arch shape over the head in Domitianic style; bushy beard, eyes inlaid with silver; socket to the back. [2]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980.