The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 15, 2026

A light gray terracotta sculpture depicts a head with an expressive face and a pitted surface. Wide, circular eyes with hollow pupils sit above a broad nose and a large, gaping mouth. Deeply grooved hair sweeps upward toward a thick cylindrical protrusion atop the crown. Small circular holes mark the hair on each side, while faint reddish-brown tones appear across the weathered sculpture.

Mask

1–100 CE

Italy, Roman

(?)
terracotta
Overall: 12.7 x 9 cm (5 x 3 9/16 in.)
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1929.917
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1929.917