Archaic
Terracotta Grotesque Mask
Terracotta grotesque mask; thick and flat; the corners of the mouth are drawn up; the corners of the eyes drawn down; the nose is long; the cheak-bones high; the chin wide; a lock of hair falls on the forehead. Dimensions: Height: 11.50 centimetres Object Type: mask
Classification
- Object type
- Unclassified
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 750 - 475 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Idalion
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