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Mask

1–100 CE

Italy, Roman

(?)
Medium
terracotta
Measurements
Overall: 12.1 x 11.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1929.916
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A terracotta mask features a wide face with a prominent, rounded protrusion on the forehead. Bulging eyes with circular pupil depressions sit beneath thick, arched brows. A broad, flared nose is positioned above a wide, crescent-shaped mouth that opens to the hollow interior. Fleshy cheeks and large ears with pierced lobes flank the face. The gray-brown surface is heavily textured with fine pits.

Mask

1–100 CE

Italy, Roman (?)

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