2nd-1st century B.C.. Modelled as a grotesque male head with gaping crescent-shaped mouth, pointed nose, furrowed brow and thick mop of hair around the head; pierced at the upper face. See The Getty Museum, accession no. 96.AQ.193, for a similar mask in lamp form. 45 grams, 60 mm (2 3/8 in.).
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)
Price realized | 250 GBP |
Starting price | 440 GBP |
Estimate | 500 GBP |