Theatre tragic female mask, type katákomos ōchrá
Painted terracotta.
4th cent. BCE.
Inv. No. 130.Cefalu, Mandralisca MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Theatre tragic female mask, type katákomos ōchrá.

Painted terracotta.
4th cent. BCE.
Inv. No. 130.

Cefalu, Mandralisca Museum
(Cefalu, Museo Mandralisca).

Origin:
From Lipari.
Description:
Katákomos ōchrá (with rich hear and sallow skin) — in the Greek tragedy was a mask of a suffering heroine.
Literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) (eds. William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin). — Article “Tragoedia”.
2. Luigi Bernabò Brea. Le maschere ellenistiche della tragedia greca. Parte II. Le maschere della tragedia seguendo il catalogo di Polluce. Editore: Publications du Centre Jean Bérard, 1998.
Credits:
© 2018. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum annotation.
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