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 box containing various archival materials
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6th centuryChineseClay, unfired
Central AsianBlack basalt
18th centuryBritishlimestone, paint
3rd millennium BCEEgyptianTerracotta
6th century BCEGiallo antico
17th-18th centuryGerman?Terracotta
Brown glass paste
18th centuryBritishMarble
19th centuryAmericanPlaster
19th centuryItalianCement and hydrocal, layered woven fabric, and bamboo insertion
20th centuryAmerican