Ancient Roman Bronze Super quality solid bronze tragic mask. H: 4.5 cm

Theatre mask Roman 1st to 2nd Century AD Bronze Height 4. 5 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection F. C. , Brussels, Belgium. Formerly in the André de Munter collection, Brussels, 1943 - 2018. Owned before 1980. CONDITION: In a good state of preservation. The theatre was a literary, artistic, philosophic and political representation which definitely influenced the development of Greco-Roman thought. The god who was honoured by these representations was Dionysus (in Greece) or Bacchus or Dis Pater (in Rome) , the god of wine, of transformation and of eternal life. Dionysus was a Greek divinity whose remote origins were perhaps in the East where he embodied sensuality and the sensorial in general: grapes were transformed into wine, the senses were altered and a higher state was reached both through catharsis in the performances as well as through the ecstasy brought on by drunkenness. Notes: The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested. This process could take between 1 and 2 months.