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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUÉ
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a theater mask of a maenad, a wreath of ivy and berries in her hair, with cork-screw curls falling on either side, her articulated eyes beneath a knitted brow, the eyes and mouth open through to the interior, likely once attached to a large vessel
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a theater mask of a maenad, a wreath of ivy and berries in her hair, with cork-screw curls falling on either side, her articulated eyes beneath a knitted brow, the eyes and mouth open through to the interior, likely once attached to a large vessel
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1983.