Horned Terracotta Mask
Description: | Terracotta mask or read from a figurine of a horned creature similar to the Babylonian Humbaba but probably representing Bes; hollow mould-made body; perforated for suspension below each ear and between the stumps of the horns; the figure has cat-line ears, a grimacing expression baring the teeth and (originally) twisted horns; prominent wrinkles above the eyes and on the face and chin; made of orange-buff clay, fired grey on the interior with white inclusions; decorated with black and purple paint. Dimensions: Height: 17.50 centimetres Object Type: figurine; mask Techniques: mould-made; perforated; painted |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 500 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.189 |