Glossy black mask with eye holes and protruding mouth – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Glossy black mask with eye holes and protruding mouth comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Glossy black mask with eye holes and protruding mouth
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A glossy black mask, with two open eye holes and a mouth that projects forward from the face, gives this picture a sculptural presence that sets it apart from the book-and-reading-room scenes around it. Masks of this kind have been made in many cultures for ceremony, performance, and protection, and their smooth, reflective surfaces were often meant to catch light and be seen from a distance. Objects like this sometimes reached libraries and museum collections through donation or scholarly study, where they became subjects of cataloguing rather than everyday items. The record gives no maker or date, so its origin and purpose are best approached by looking closely at the form and materials.
| Original scan | 7,706 × 9,576 px · prints to 26 × 32 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15589_Ceramicmask |
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