{"id":10374,"date":"2021-06-16T14:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=10374"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:07:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:07:27","slug":"a-mystery-mask-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/a-mystery-mask-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mystery Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 I am a collector of Roman and Greek archaeological finds. A few days ago for my birthday they gave me this mask. I just don’t know about masks and I don’t know what culture or era it can go back to.<\/p>\n

It is about 6 cm long. Unfortunately, I can’t even understand what material it is made of. It could be lead.<\/p>\n

Alex<\/p>\n

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A:<\/strong> My first thought about this mask is that it might be a Greek theatre mask, but it\u2019s made of metal. Typically, Greek theatre masks are made of ceramic and have a mouth hole.\u00a0 I reached out to Aaron the curator of The Mask Museum<\/a> and he thought it might be European or possibly Middle Eastern. He also mentioned that it looked like a Greek theatre mask, but he had the same concerns that I did.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure where this mask comes from, if anyone has any insights please leave a comment. Thanks!<\/p>\n

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