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THBRoman Bronze Appliques, Matched Pair Females
Lot 59a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-06-04 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A fabulous pair of cast-molded bronze appliques depicting expressive female maskettes with gaping mouths, ovoid eyes, and sharply angled noses. The full faces are framed between lobed sections with incised plaits, and a wide-brimmed diadem extends upwards in front of a rectangular 'standard' of bound hair cords or feathers. As in Greece, masks played a crucial role in Roman theater. An actor's entire head and hair would be covered by a large mask, made from linen or cork, with holes for the eyes and mouth to project one's voice. Mask motifs on decorative art as well as utilitarian objects speak to the power and popularity of Roman thespianism. Size of each (both are relatively similar): 2.4" W x 3.9" H (6.1 cm x 9.9 cm); 3.75" H (9.5 cm) on included custom stands.
A stylistically similar example of a slightly larger applique depicting Medusa hammered for $8,962 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 1314, December 11, 2003, lot 208).
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection, acquired in June 2010; ex-Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany (auction 189, June 23, 2010, lot 317); ex-Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany (auction 179, June 19, 2009, lot 338); ex-private Austrian collection
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#153685Both items have slight bending to overall forms, with heavy encrustations within hollow versos, minor abrasions to faces, coiffures, and headdresses, and light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Wonderful patina throughout.Condition
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