Inv. n°: MMoCA221

Roman Bronze Mask of a Youth

Nijmegen Kops Plateau type. Roman bronze mask of a youth from a parade helmet with thin ocular slits and slightly parted lips. This expressive mask, hammered from a single sheet of metal, formed the anterior side of a face helmet and was fixed to the body of the helmet by a hinge located on the forehead. On the reverse there is a thick encrustation of earthen deposits.

h. 16.5 x w. 15 cm

1st century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex German collection
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries from Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 14th December 2007, lot 45
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2009

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, p. 41, fig. 77, vol. XX
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 258, fig. 59
  • A. Negin, "The Old Zeichhaus Library", Roman Decorated Armour from the Principals' Periods, Russian Vityazi Foundation, Russia, 2020, p. 258

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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