RARE ROMAN BLACK STONE THEATRE MASK Ca. AD 100. An impressive black stone theatre mask with realistically rendered facial features. It has a coiffure featuring curled bangs with long ringlets falling to either side of the chin, a long moustache, open mouth and a pronounced helmet or diadem atop. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 12240, Antiquities, 6 December 2006, Lot 41.; The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.1377. Size: 135mm x 120mm; Weight: 1.05kg. Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. London art dealer, UK, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.