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3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C., REPUTEDLY FROM ALEXANDRIA
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A GREEK GESSO-PAINTED TERRACOTTA HEAD OF AN ACTOR WEARING A HALF-MASK
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C., REPUTEDLY FROM ALEXANDRIA
Finely modelled, the mask covering the whole of the upper part of the head and face, its lower edge passing above the earlobes and over the nose above the nostrils, its half-closed eyes and contracted brow in an expression of anguish, the actors' short curly hair visible below the lower edge of the mask, traces of pink and grey over white slip, mounted
1½ in. (3.5 cm.) high
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C., REPUTEDLY FROM ALEXANDRIA
Finely modelled, the mask covering the whole of the upper part of the head and face, its lower edge passing above the earlobes and over the nose above the nostrils, its half-closed eyes and contracted brow in an expression of anguish, the actors' short curly hair visible below the lower edge of the mask, traces of pink and grey over white slip, mounted
1½ in. (3.5 cm.) high
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