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Figured terracotta
2nd-1st century BC
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Theatrical mask typical of Italic farce – a popular and bawdy genre – with the features of a bald man with a deformed face. Probably modelled on a real mask used for stage performances, originally made of cloth or other perishable material. The item comes from a cremation tomb and attests to the strong link between the world of the dead, entertainment and Dionysian cults.
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Details
- Title: Figured terracotta
- Date Created: 2nd-1st century BC
- Location Created: Taranto, Contrada Corti Vecchie, via Regina Elena, 1932
- Physical Dimensions: 15.5 cm (height); 24 cm (width); 25.5 cm (length)
- Medium: Polychromatic terracotta
- Room: Room XXII, showcase 58A, 2.1
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