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.
Provenance
Publications
- , Art of the Ancient World
- , "Roman Militaria", Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France
- , "The Old Zeichhaus Library", Roman Decorated Armour from the Principals' Periods, Russia
Exhibitions
- Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
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