SculptureHellenistic4th-2nd century BCE
Mask
4th-2nd century BCE
Description
This small mold-made terracotta head represents the mask of an actor, possibly a slave, from Greek New Comedy. The eyebrows are raised, the nose is short and flat, and the mouth is open. The clay is red-orange, with remains of a white slip.
Dimensions
H. 3.74 x W. 2.52 cm (1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Provenance
[Fallani, Rome] (by 1951), sold; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1951-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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