Terracotta Face Mask
Description: | Terracotta mask, upper part only preserved; hand-made; impressed circles on forehead; incised shallow hatched lines on eyebrows; protruding pellet of clay above and between eyebrows; suspension-hole at top and behind ear; red paint on ear and face; traces of brown paint on upper part; repaired and restored; lower left side of face lost. Dimensions: Height: 11.10 centimetres max (including restoration) ; Width: 13.30 centimetres max (including restoration) Object Type: mask Techniques: impressed; painted; handmade; incised |
Period: | Late Bronze Age III |
Date: | 1200 - 1050 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Enkomi |
Accession Number: | 1897,0401.1443 |