Mask of a Man’s Face
ca. 1352-1332 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Locations
- Possible place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 4 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (10.8 x 7.2 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.61
- 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
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Curator's Choice: Ancient Sculptures in Clay, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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