ROMAN BRONZE SILENUS MASK APPLIQUE
Ca. AD 100 - 200.
A Roman bronze silenus mask applique with a fillet of ivy and berries along the bald plate. The facial elements feature almond-shaped eyes deeply set below furrowed, overhanging brows, with a snub nose, beard and mustache. For similar see Christie's live auction 2232 antiquities lot. 143.
Size: 32mm x 21mm; Weight: 29g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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Ca. AD 100 - 200.
A Roman bronze silenus mask applique with a fillet of ivy and berries along the bald plate. The facial elements feature almond-shaped eyes deeply set below furrowed, overhanging brows, with a snub nose, beard and mustache. For similar see Christie's live auction 2232 antiquities lot. 143.
Size: 32mm x 21mm; Weight: 29g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.