Feline Mask
Date and attribution uncertain
Description
Interior hollow. Upper right side of head broken away. The tip of the left ear is missing. Huge oval eyes with punctate pupils framed by sweeping curved eyelids that merge into nose. Punctate nostrils, open mouth with interior punctate oval hole, pointed chin.
Dimensions
11 cm (4 5/16 in.) 11 x 11 cm (4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
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