7th-6th century BCE
Grinning mask like face with open mouth and exposed teeth. Face is marked overall with concentric grooves representing wrinkles, protruding ears. Dark grey clay in interior; brownish gray surface. Resembles grotesque mask from sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Sparta.
4.5 x 5 x 3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Wood, multiple-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy
13th-14th centuryJapaneseBronze
19th centuryFrenchSilver
20th centuryAmericanBronze
19th centuryFrench2 sculptures: wood, multiple-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy
13th-14th centuryJapaneseMarble
19th centuryAmericanMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
2nd century BCEGreekCast bronze, Ordos type. From Northwestern China.
5th century BCEChinesePlaster
19th centuryItalianGypsum
3rd millennium BCENeo-SumerianMarble
19th centuryAmerican