Terracotta Face Mask - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Terracotta Face Mask

Terracotta mask, upper part only preserved; hand-made; impressed circles on forehead; incised shallow hatched lines on eyebrows; protruding pellet of clay above and between eyebrows; suspension-hole at top and behind ear; red paint on ear and face; traces of brown paint on upper part; repaired and restored; lower left side of face lost. Dimensions: Height: 11.10 centimetres max (including restoration) ; Width: 13.30 centimetres max (including restoration) Object Type: mask Techniques: impressed; painted; handmade; incised

Date

1200 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1443

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi