Légende

Tragic mask, terracotta, 4th–3rd century BC, Southern Italy. Tragic mask depicting a male face, likely a decorative element antefix?. The lower part with the beard underside edges flat is set at a near-perpendicular angle to the facial part and forms the base. Realistic theatrical features: protruding cheekbones, deep furrows around mouth and eyes; mouth wide open with nearly horizontal lower lip and arched upper lip; large, deep-set eyeballs with circular cut-out holes at slightly different heights right higher than left; slightly hooked nose with horizontal wrinkles; thick eyebrows, vertical forehead wrinkles, and a convex forehead. Above the forehead is a flat, high onkos with schematically marked locks of hair, bounded at top and sides by folds of cloth. Light orange clay, unevenly fired at the fracture turning red. Traces of polychrome—red, on the cheek, black, on the beard and hair. The upper right part above the forehead has been reconstructed., A sculpted fragment of a face in profile, shown against a plain gray background, with a prominent nose, closed mouth, and a raised brow, rendered in weathered beige and pale terracotta tones with some darker grayish patches and subtle pinkish areas; the surface shows rough, textured areas and smoother worn sections, and a curved, ornate base-like element with mottled darker coloration sits beneath the chin, while the piece casts a soft reflection on the glossy surface below.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_460

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

85.3Mo (1.1Mo) / 42.2cm x 50.6cm / 4988 x 5974 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Tragic mask terracotta 4th–3rd century BC Southern Italy Tragic mask depicting male face decorative element antefix lower part beard underside edges flat set near-perpendicular angle facial part forms base Realistic theatrical features protruding cheekbones deep furrows mouth eyes mouth wide open nearly horizontal lower lip arched upper lip large deep-set eyeballs circular cut- holes slightly different heights right higher left slightly hooked nose horizontal wrinkles thick eyebrows vertical forehead wrinkles convex forehead forehead flat high onkos schematically marked locks hair bounded top sides folds cloth Light orange clay unevenly fired fracture turning red Traces polychrome cheek black beard upper right part reconstructed sculpted fragment face profile shown plain gray background prominent nose closed mouth raised brow rendered weathered beige pale terracotta tones darker grayish patches subtle pinkish areas surface rough textured areas smoother worn sections curved ornate base- element mottled darker coloration sits beneath chin piece casts soft reflection glossy surface .