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Tragic mask
Greek, Myrina, Asia Minor
Hellenistic Period
2nd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7643
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Burr, Terra-cottas from Myrina (MFA), no. 116.
DescriptionTragic mask of a bearded old man (leukos aner) worn by elderly heroes of tragedy
wearing a wig with a high coiffure (onkos)--towers high over the head. feature of tragic masks started in 4th C BC
Much of the original red pigment survives
wearing a wig with a high coiffure (onkos)--towers high over the head. feature of tragic masks started in 4th C BC
Much of the original red pigment survives
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Myrina; from the private collection of the late M. Baltazzi); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901