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Source Description
The half-mask over the eyes and nose identifies the figure as an actor. He wears a man's conical cap but female garments, following the Greek custom of men playing the roles of women.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9521
label
Actor
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9521
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Actor
description
The half-mask over the eyes and nose identifies the figure as an actor. He wears a man's conical cap but female garments, following the Greek custom of men playing the roles of women.
provenance
Kann Sale, 1897, no. 98; Arthur Sambon, Paris, 1914 [mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 63]; Joseph Brummer, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
second half 2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
figurines
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.7
height
5
depth
2.4
dimensionsRaw
3 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 15/16 in. (9.7 x 5 x 2.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
med
bronze
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
2237
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
608012d881545935