This Roman mask shows a drunk or bad man. The face has strong and exaggerated features like tired eyes, an open mouth, and a strange expression. In ancient Rome, masks like this were used in theater and festivals to show drinking, bad behavior, and loss of control. Humans have always enjoyed turning terrible decisions into entertainment. In this particular case, it likely represents the god of wine, because the back of the object has a cup-shaped part that was once used to hold and drink wine. Ancient people really looked at a drinking cup and thought, “This needs a dramatic face on it.” Somehow they were correct. The Romans called the god of wine Bacchus, while the Greeks called him Dionysus. This is from a collector who achieved it in 1991 at the United States from another person who achieved it as a gift in 1985 at the United states. The seller can prove that the lot obtained legally. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged.