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Fragment of a Mask of a Man's Head

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Fragment of a Mask of a Man's Head by an unknown artist is a sculpture. The sculpture is a head with a wide face and a big smile. The head has a receding chin. The hair is styled back with ridged lines on the sides. The eyebrows are thick and curved. The eyes are relatively small and circular with thick eyelids. The nose is small. The mouth curves upwards in a wide smile with a thick mustache above it. The sculpture appears to be made of stone. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
12th century
Medium:
Terracotta
Culture:
Central Asia
Dimensions:
429 × 625 px
Museum record:
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