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Mask of Slave from New Comedy
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic Period
2nd-1st century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Asia Minor, Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7642
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionComic Mask of Slave from New Comedy --wears a a wide band with hanging ribbon. Mask of an old man--with raised eyebrows, small and snub nose, wide gaping mouth, bulging eyes
Original pigment of yellow, red, black and white preserved
Original pigment of yellow, red, black and white preserved
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Smyrna.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, 1901