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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Grotesque Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Grotesque Mask

AAT Object Form/Functionmasks (costume)
CulturePhoenician
Date7th-3rd Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions5 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 1/2 in. (13.2 x 9.4 x 6.4 cm)
Object number2011.028.001
ProvenanceSaid to be ex private collection, Cheshire, England, acquired 1960s. Purchased by MCCM from Helios Gallery, Corsham, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Grotesque
5th Century BCE
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(Pictured: A Three Legged Stand with Grotesques on Each Leg)
19th Century
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Grotesques and Ornaments
Cornelis Floris II
16th Century
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Pendant in the Form of a Ithyphallic Grotesque
1st-2nd Century CE
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Amphora
1500-300 BCE
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Amphora
1500-300 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Amphora
1500-300 BCE
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Perfume Vessel
1500-300 BCE
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Child's Head
1000-500 BCE
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Miniature Head
4th Century BCE
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Quadruple Shekel of Sidon
ca. 375 BCE
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Female Bust
4th Century BCE