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| ROMAN BRONZE MASK OF A YOUTH FROM A PARADE HELMET With thin ocular slits, slightly open mouth, and hinge at the mid-forehead; restored. This beautiful and expressive bronze mask, hammered from a sheet of metal, formed the anterior side of a face helmet and was fixed to the body of the helmet by a hinge located on the forehead. Cf. J. Garbsch, Roman Parade Armaments, Exhibition catalogue, Nuremberg-Munich, 1978-1979, pl. 18. See also M. Feugere, Casques antiques, Les visages de la guerre de Mycènes à la fin de l’empire romain, Paris, 1994, pp. 123-140; J. GArbasch, Römische Paraderüstungen, Munich, 1978, p. 20 et p. 63, n. O7, pl. 18,2. Ex German collection. Earlier 1st Century AD H. 16.5 cm.; W. 15 cm. GMN05 $95,000 Sales |
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