Roman Bronze Mask from a Parade Helmet of Silistra Type

Helmet in the style of the countenance of a goddess with elegantly centrally parted hair with gentle flowing locks.

h. 25 x w. 19 cm

1st-2nd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

Ex German collection, K.E. Regensburg, acquired in Munich, 1980s
Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries (New York) from C.N., acquired in Munich, January 1, 2005
Sold to James Bach, Miami, February 1, 2007
Reacquired by Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, April 1, 2008
Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, October 22, 2008, BJ0808C

Publications

Numisart, Munich catalogue, 2004
J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2006, vol. XVII, p. 45, fig. 72
Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, November/December 2010, p. 53, no. 3
M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 259, fig. 61
M. Junkelmann, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, La Collection Famille Levett, 2012, p. 75
Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, May / June 2017, front cover and p.9, fig. 3
M. Symonds, "Hadrian’s cavalry – Telling the Stories of Rome’s Riders", Current Archaeology magazine, August 1, 2017, Issue 329, p.51
Georgia Litherland, inHeritage (publication editor), "The Rider", Hadrian‘s Cavalry, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, UK, 2017, pp. 22-23
M. Feugère, "Les casques dans l’armée romaine" in K. Schörle (ed.), L’armée de Rome: la puissance et la gloire, SilvanaEditoriale, 2018, p. 78, fig. 34
"Expo Musée d’Arles “L’Armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, 19th December 2018,", Human.hist, 2018, [On-line]. Available at: https://humanhist.com/actualite/expo-musee-arles-armee-de-rome/
Minerva The International Review of Ancient Art & Archeology, 2019, vol 30, n°2, p. 14
Andrei Negin, "The Old Zeichhaus Library" in Andrei Negin (ed.), 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
Hadrian’s Cavalry, Segedunum, Hadrian’s Wall Country, UK, April 8, 2019 — September 10, 2019
L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, Musée departemental Arles antique, Arles, France, December 15, 2018 — April 22, 2019

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