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Mask of New Comedy
Greek
Hellenistic period
2nd-1st centuries B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
20 cm (7 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: H.: 0.20 m.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn
Accession Number61.1169
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMask of a slave, cook or parasite in New Comedy--receding hair, short hair, bulging eyes exaggerated brows and sidelong glance. Part of a frieze. A similar mask with similar function found in Tarentum, Southern Italy
ProvenanceAccording to Classical Journal 58 (1962), p. 12: probably from near Tarentum; by date unknown: Dr. Herbert A. Cahn Collection; gift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn to MFA, November 8, 1961