Mask of a Man’s Face
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Object Label
The rough edges around the face suggest that this mask was cast in a mold. The dreamy, delicate quality of the features is typical of sculpture made at Amarna, where there is also evidence of artistic experimentation with various materials and manners of representation. If this example is a portrait, it almost certainly represents a member of the royal family. Some scholars think that it may be the face of the king at Amarna, Akhenaten himself.
Caption
Mask of a Man’s Face, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Terracotta, 4 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (10.8 x 7.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.61. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.61_erg456.jpg)
Title
Mask of a Man’s Face
Date
ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Geography
Possible place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (10.8 x 7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.61
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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