Terracotta Grotesque Mask

Terracotta Grotesque Mask

Description:

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

Period:

Archaic

Date:

750 - 475 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Idalion

Accession Number:

1855,1101.29