Lot 142
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A ROMAN BRASS CAVALRY PARADE MASK
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A ROMAN BRASS CAVALRY PARADE MASK

CIRCA MID-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRASS CAVALRY PARADE MASK
CIRCA MID-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The stylized face with eye, nostril and mouth openings, the cheeks decorated with spiral decoration, the mask with arched pattern around the edges, remains of hinge at the brow, repaired with restoration
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1991, Zurich.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
H. Born and M. Junkelmann, Römische Kampf - und Turnierrüstungen: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, VI, Mainz, 1997, pp. 16-17, 81-84, 174-175, 166, pls. VI, 7, 8, 66 and 101 (AG 369); and M. Junkelmann, Reiter wie Statuen aus Erz, Mainz, 1996, p. 93, O89.

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