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Female Mask

Female Mask

SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE

Female Mask

323-31 BCE

Description

Slender woman's face with small, delicate features. Eyelids and ears are faintly indicated. Hair is combed back and tied up, ends on top of her head where they are gathered in a loose knot. Traces of red on hair and pink on her face. Suspension hole in the knot of hair on the top of her head. Hard, pale brown clay with orange tone; remains of white slip; traces of iron oxide red.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta, remains of white slip, traces of paint

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

8 x 4.8 cm (3 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

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