established 1942

GALLO-ROMAN TERRACOTTA THEATRE MASK OF A BEARDED HERO

E
yes, nose, and mouth open; holes on the side for attachment, beard partially restored. Related to a group of masks found near Trier, ca. 1925 -1931.
Cf. P. Stuart, Provincie van een Imperium, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden, p. 131, #192.

Ex Dutch private collection.

3rd-4th Century AD

H. 9 in. (22.8 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2005, no. 65
PMF01
$12,500


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