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Tragic mask, terracotta, tragic masks, theater masks. Tragic mask depicting a male face. Likely a decorative element antefix?. The lower part, with the beard its underside edges are flat, is set at a near-perpendicular angle to the facial part and forms the base for the whole. A realistic representation of the appearance of a theater mask: protruding cheekbones, deep furrows around the mouth and eyes. The mouth is wide open, the lower lip almost horizontal, the upper lip arched. The large, deep-set eyeballs have circular holes cut out, positioned at slightly different heights the right one higher than the left. The nose is slightly hooked, with horizontal wrinkles. Thick eyebrows, vertical wrinkles in the center of the forehead, and a convex forehead. Above the forehead is a flat, high onkos, with schematically marked locks of hair, bounded at the top and sides by folds of cloth. Light orange clay, unevenly fired at the fracture, turning red. Traces of polychrome — red, paint on the cheek, black, on the beard and hair. The upper right part above the forehead has been reconstructed. 4th/3rd century BC, Southern Italy, mask., A worn sculpted mask with a distressed facial expression sits against a plain gray background, showing a pale beige and tan surface with areas of darker brown and subtle reddish tones; the mask has deep-set round eye openings, a wide open mouth, a pronounced nose, and carved furrowed brows, with textured hair or head covering flowing around the forehead and sides and a short textured beard along the lower edge, and a faint reflection of the mask visible on the glossy surface below.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_459

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

85.3Mo (2.5Mo) / 42.2cm x 50.6cm / 4988 x 5974 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Tragic mask terracotta tragic masks theater masks Tragic mask depicting male face decorative element antefix lower part beard underside edges flat set near-perpendicular angle facial part forms base whole realistic representation appearance theater mask protruding cheekbones deep furrows mouth eyes wide open lower lip almost horizontal upper lip arched large deep-set eyeballs circular holes cut positioned slightly different heights right higher left nose slightly hooked horizontal wrinkles Thick eyebrows vertical wrinkles center forehead convex forehead high onkos schematically marked locks hair bounded top sides folds cloth Light orange clay unevenly fired fracture turning red Traces polychrome red paint cheek black upper right part reconstructed 4th 3rd century BC Southern Italy worn sculpted distressed facial expression sits plain gray background showing pale beige tan surface areas darker brown subtle reddish tones deep-set round eye openings wide open mouth pronounced nose carved furrowed brows textured hair head covering flowing short textured lower edge faint reflection mask visible glossy surface .