06 Roman parade mask

A ROMAN BRASS GOLD GILDED CAVALRY PARADE MASK

1st Century B.C./A.D.

The stylized face with eye, nostril and mouth openings, the cheeks decorated with spiral decoration, the mask with arched pattern around the edges, remains of hinge at the brow.14.5 cm highProvenance:Acquired in 1991, Zurich.Published:H. Born and M. Junkelmann, Romische Kampf - und Turnierrustungen: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, VI, Mainz, 1997, pp.16-17, 81-84, 174-175, 166, pls.VI, 7, 8, 66 and 101 (AG 369); and M. Junkelmann, Reiter wie Statuen aus Erz, Mainz, 1996, p.93, O89.