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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Mask of a Man’s Face

ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.

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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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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

Sculpture

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

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