CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE TRAGIC MASK APPLIQUÉ
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With high onkos comprising three rows of corkscrew curls and two similar rows on either side of the face, the eyes with articulated pupils, the mask above an unfurling acanthus leaf; and an Etruscan bronze vessel attachment with the head of Achelous, the river god wearing striated beard and handle-bar moustache, the hair between his horns indicated with circular punch marks, a circular attachment plate with central rivet on either side of the neck, a circular ring above the head, circa 480-470 B.C., both mounted
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) and 1½ in. (3.7 cm.) high respectively (2)

Provenance

From a collection formed in the late 1950s and 1960s.

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Lot Essay

Item one: cf. J. Petit, Bronzes Antiques de la Collection Dutuit, Paris, 1980, p. 133, no. 62 for similar.
Item two: cf. I. Jucker, Italy of the Etruscans, The Israel Museum, 1991, p. 35, no. 18 for similar head of Achelous, a popular deity "frequently featured on implements manufactured in the famous Vulci workshops".

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