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Lot 195

A Roman mosaic glass inlay fragment of a female theatre mask

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman mosaic glass inlay fragment of a female theatre mask
Egypt, circa 1st Century B.C./A.D.
Section of a mosaic composite bar, showing a half mask, in a semi-translucent pale turquoise matrix, the opaque white face with translucent blue facial features, black mouth outlined in red, the dark aubergine hair with curls detailed in white, 19mm high

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Provenance:
Acquired from Lennox Gallery, London, in 1998.
R. Bussey Collection, UK, circa 1969.

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