mask

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Object Type
Museum number: 1894,1101.179
Description: Terracotta mask of a bearded male, possibly a votive version of a larger original; hand-made; pierced for suspension below each ear; oval-shaped face with a prominent nose and large applied ears; black painted detail for hair and bear; repaired from fragments, right ear lost.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 600BC-500BC
Production place: Made in: Cyprus
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Amathus, Site E, tomb 83
Materials
Technique: painted; handmade
Dimensions: Height: 11 centimetres (max)
Curator's comments: See also: A. Hermary, "Figurines en terre cuite des fouilles anglaises d'Amathonte (1893-1894)", CCEC 26 (1996/2), pl. VI,5.
Bibliographic references: Terracotta / Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum (A175); Murray, Smith and Walters 1900 / Excavations in Cyprus (p.119, Tomb 83); Karageorghis Coroplastic III / The coroplastic art of ancient Cyprus III. The Cypro-Archaic period. Large and medium size sculpture. (p. 111, cat. no. 12 & pl. LXV:1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name
Funder name
Acquisition date: 1894
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1894,1101.179

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