Unknown exactly, though possibly from the eastern Danube region.
Date:
first half, 1st century AD.
Now kept:
Formerly in the Axel Guttmann collection, Berlin. Sold at auction by Christie's, April, 2004 and then May 2006 (Goldberg, Los angeles). Purchased by Freeman and Sear on behalf of a client. Now in a private collection in the UK.
Around the outside edges of the mask there is a curious incised border, which resembles the ovolo shapes often seen on certain types of samian pottery. Similarly, on the cheeks of the mask there are six inscribed circles with a further four (much smaller) circles arranged in the four quarters around the former. The tip of the nose appears to carry a small incised four-petalled 'flower'. This appears to be a unique form of decoration, not seen on other cavalry masks. In fact, it has distinct 'celtic' overtones.
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