A Roman Marble Theater Mask, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.

with prominent chin, snub nose, gnarly brow with incised furrows, curly hair flanking the temples, and bald head.

Sotheby's, New York, December 12th-13th, 1991, no. 234, illus.

repaired across the lower face, with chips and large areas of restoration flanking the mouth, the hollowed out back of the mask partially filled with plaster and wood.
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An old highly worn label written in French in an 18th or 19th century hand is on the back.