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59 - SILISTRA-TYPE BRONZE PARADE HELMET MASK
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Estimate €80,000 - €120,000
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SILISTRA-TYPE BRONZE PARADE HELMET MASK Roman art, 1st–2nd century AD A fine bronze helmet mask, crafted from a single sheet of metal, shaped by stamping and worked using the repoussé technique, depicting a female face, probably that of a goddess. The nose is straight; the eyes and mouth are openwork; and the hair, parted down the middle, is rendered in finely engraved, flowing locks. A few minor restorations. Dimensions: 24 x 19 cm Provenance: Former private collection of K.E., Regensburg, Germany, acquired in Munich in the 1980s Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from C.N., Munich, 2005 James Bach Collection, Miami, 2007 Royal-Athena Galleries, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2008 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. CL1602) Hadrian’s Cavalry, Segedunum, Hadrian’s Wall Country, 8 April–10 September 2019 The Roman Army: Power and Glory, Musée de l’Arles Antique, Arles, France, 15 December 2018 – 22 April 2019 Bibliography: Numisart, Munich catalogue, 2004 J. M. Eisenberg, *Art of the Ancient World*, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2006, vol. XVII, p. 45, fig. 72 M. Junkelmann, ‘Roman Militaria’ in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 259, fig. 61 M. Junkelmann, Mougins Museum of Classical Art, The Levett Family Collection, 2012, p. 75 Georgia Litherland, in Heritage (editor), “The Rider”, Hadrian’s Cavalry, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, UK, 2017, pp. 22–23 M. Feugère, “Helmets in the Roman Army” in K. Schörle (ed.), The Roman Army: Power and Glory, Silvana Editoriale, 2018, p. 78, fig. 34 Andrei Negin, “The Old Zeichhaus Library” in Andrei Negin (ed.), Roman Decorated Armour from the Principals’ Periods, Russian Vityazi Foundation, Russia, 2020, p. 258, fig. 401 A Roman bronze mask from a Silistra-type parade helmet, 1st–2nd century AD.
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Auction time 11/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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