Apply theater mask. Roman s.I-II A.D.Roman culture
Wall lamp with classical theatre mask. Roman culture, 1st-2nd century AD.
Bronze.
Provenance Private collection J. Martà , Barcelona, acquired at the Barcelona art market.
Measurements: 4,5 cm (height).
Small theatre mask made of bronze, probably used as a decorative applique on a piece of furniture or architectural element. Ethnologists place the birth of the mask at the moment when self-consciousness -self-awareness- is produced. Its use dates back to the most distant antiquity, being found among the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. The Greeks used them during the Dionysian festivals; the Romans during the Lupercal and Saturnal festivals and also in stage performances.
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Wall lamp with classical theatre mask. Roman culture, 1st-2nd century AD.
Bronze.
Provenance Private collection J. Martà , Barcelona, acquired at the Barcelona art market.
Measurements: 4,5 cm (height).
Small theatre mask made of bronze, probably used as a decorative applique on a piece of furniture or architectural element. Ethnologists place the birth of the mask at the moment when self-consciousness -self-awareness- is produced. Its use dates back to the most distant antiquity, being found among the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. The Greeks used them during the Dionysian festivals; the Romans during the Lupercal and Saturnal festivals and also in stage performances.
