A French RTLN Opéra de Paris 'Orpheus in the Underworld' mask and a papier-mâché carnival mask, 20th C.

H 36 - L 26 - D 29,5 cm (the carnival mask)
H 28,5 - L 42,5 - D 21 cm (the bear mask)

The bear mask with a label inscribed RTLN (Réunion des Théâtres Lyriques Nationaux), for the role of Policiers de l'Amour. In Act III of Offenbach's work, Cupid uses a horde of love-detectives to find Eurydice.