Masks of the World | Ancient to 20th Century

Sican Painted Copper Mask with Dangling Tears

Greek Hellenistic Marble Head of Aphrodite

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Masks of the World | Ancient to 20th Century

Artemis Gallery

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Travel with us back in time and around the world as we showcase a wide variety of masks and mask-like objects. From ancient times through the 20th century, you'll find examples from as far back as Egypt until 20th century Mexico. You'll also find antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art, including Spanish Colonial, Pre-Columbian, Oceanic, more!

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Egyptian Cartonnage Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, Late Period, 712 to 300 BCE. This painted sarcophagus mask displays quintessential Egyptian beauty. It is an elegant and refined carved wooden mask with ochre painted flesh tones and black and

0001: Egyptian Cartonnage Sarcophagus MaskEst. $3,500-$4,500

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Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask - Third Intermediate Period: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 23rd Dynasty, 1070 to 740 BCE. A finely carved lid from an anthropoid coffin with a slender face, naturalistic features including arching, articulated

0001A: Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask - Third Intermediate PeriodEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Wood Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A lid from an anthropoid coffin, so finely carved, with a naturalistic heart-shaped face replete with human features including gently arching, articulated

0001B: Egyptian Ptolemaic Wood Sarcophagus MaskEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Ancient Greek Terracotta Archaic Goddess Protome Bust: Greece, Boeotia, ca. 6th century BCE. This is a buff terracotta votive offering of a female, mold made, depicting possibly the Goddess Demeter or Persephone with a fine smiling mouth, and hair in

0001C: Ancient Greek Terracotta Archaic Goddess Protome BustEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Archaic Greek Protome Bust of a Goddess: Greece, Boeotian, ca. 6th Century BCE. Molded bust of a lovely Goddess, she wears a stephane headdress and holds hands close to body. Protome like this were often hung inside or outside the house as

0002: Archaic Greek Protome Bust of a GoddessEst. $800-$1,000

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Greek Apulian Pottery Plate - Lady of Fashion: South Italian, ca. 4th century BCE. This is a circular ceramic plate decorated with the head of a lady of fashion wearing a saccos (headscarf), earrings and necklace. The plate has a round flat foot.

0003: Greek Apulian Pottery Plate - Lady of FashionEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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Greek Silver Drachma of Apollonia Pontika: Greece, ca. 4th Century BCE. This is a fine example of a silver drachma of Apollonia Pontika, with a frontal Gorgon head. This was minted in Thrace. 14.8mm Size: 0.5" W (1.3 cm) Provenance:

0003A: Greek Silver Drachma of Apollonia PontikaEst. $350-$525

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Greek Hellenistic Marble Head of Aphrodite: Greek, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century BCE. Carved 3/4 round marble head of Aphrodite depicted with classic carved facial features and a wavy hairdo. Scattered areas of tan-brown surface deposits. Some

0005: Greek Hellenistic Marble Head of AphroditeEst. $4,000-$5,000Lot Passed

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Etruscan Terracotta Bust of a Woman Ex-Sotheby's: Etruria, central Italy, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. This is a terracotta bust in the classic Etrurian (and Magna Graecian, and later, Roman) style showing a woman's head framed on round, flat background. The

0005A: Etruscan Terracotta Bust of a Woman Ex-Sotheby'sEst. $400-$600

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Roman Bronze Vessel Handle with Theater Mask: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd centuries CE. This is a cast bronze handle from a vessel; it is a high, arched strap with a thumb rest and end terminating in a cast theatre mask. The mask is wearing a

0006: Roman Bronze Vessel Handle with Theater MaskEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Fine Roman Bronze Applique with Diana/ Artemis: Roman Empire, ca. 43 BCE to 400 CE. This is a cast bronze applique of a bust of a goddess, Diana (Artemis to the Greeks), showing a woman's face and chest with styled hair and headdress similar to

0006A: Fine Roman Bronze Applique with Diana/ ArtemisEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Roman Sidonian Glass Janus Flask - Bacchus: Lower price! Roman, Sidonian, Lebanon, ca. 1st century CE. A fine mold-blown miniature Janus-headed flask representing Bacchus with bunches of round grapes for hair in gorgeous amber hued glass with

0006B: Roman Sidonian Glass Janus Flask - BacchusEst. $2,000-$2,500

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Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight, Nubian Youth: Rome, ca. 2nd century CE. This is a bronze part of a steelyard weight in the shape of a Nubian youth's head, with the characteristic Roman depiction of the people who lived south and west of Egypt.

0007: Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight, Nubian YouthEst. $5,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Roman Carved Agate Cameo, Silver Pendant: Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A breathtaking, hand carved ancient Roman agate cameo, depicting an attractive female, perhaps an esteemed goddess such as our beloved Artemis/Diana, with

0008: Roman Carved Agate Cameo, Silver PendantEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Trio of Roman Bronze Appliques / Masks - Maenad Heads: Rome, 2nd to 3rd Century CE. This is a trio of cast bronze Maenad (Bacchantes) heads, each with flowers in her hair and eyes inlaid with minerals. Bronze appliques like these were decorative

0009: Trio of Roman Bronze Appliques / Masks - Maenad HeadsEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Rare 11th C. Indian Stone Ecstatic Head - Khajuraho: Central Asia, India, Madhya Pradesh, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A finely carved terracotta head from the Khajuraho monuments, temples known for their nagara style architectural symbolism and their

0010: Rare 11th C. Indian Stone Ecstatic Head - KhajurahoEst. $800-$1,000

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Rare Ancient Assyrian Serpentine Cosmetic Dish: Assyrian, Bronze Age, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a gorgeous grey-green serpentine cosmetic dish with two delicately detailed faces, one bearded and one either female or youthful male, and two owl-like

0010A: Rare Ancient Assyrian Serpentine Cosmetic DishEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Japanese Edo / Meiji Ivory Netsuke, Performer with Mask: Japan, Edo to Meiji Period, ca. 1850 to 1900 CE. Superb ivory netsuke (weight at the end of an Inro) in the form of drummer - but interestingly (and quite rare as such) the head rotates and shows a

0011: Japanese Edo / Meiji Ivory Netsuke, Performer with MaskEst. $800-$1,000

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Limestone Head of Buddha: China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. This is a large carved grey limestone head of the Buddha with a serene, remote expression that is characteristic of religious imagery in the earlier part of

0011A: Chinese Tang Dynasty Limestone Head of BuddhaEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Museum-Exhibited Japanese Theater Face Mask, Devil Noh: Japan, 20th century CE. This is an incredibly striking carved and painted wooden mask in the Noh style. With dramaticaly painted hair, mouth, eyes, and horns, this mask depicts a devil -- sometimes

0012: Museum-Exhibited Japanese Theater Face Mask, Devil NohEst. $500-$700

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Museum-Exhibited Indonesian Dog Face Mask from Bali: Indonesia, Bali, 20th century CE. This is a fantastic mask of a dog's head with accentuated snout, ears, and mouth, including pointed teeth. The ears are made of applied hide and there is inlaid fur

0013: Museum-Exhibited Indonesian Dog Face Mask from BaliEst. $500-$700

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Rare 8th C. Japanese Wood Gigaku Mask, Karura Type: Japan, Nara period (710 -794). Polychrome dry lacquer (dakkatsu kanshitsu). This very striking and expressivegigaku mask depicts Karura, one of the fourteen characters in the gigaku, a religious

0013A: Rare 8th C. Japanese Wood Gigaku Mask, Karura TypeEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Museum-Exhibited 20th C. Bali Wood Mask, Male w/ Beard: Indonesia, Bali, 20th century CE. This is an incredibly striking thin wood mask with enormous eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The head has applied facial hair, mustache, and eyebrows, and wears an

0014: Museum-Exhibited 20th C. Bali Wood Mask, Male w/ BeardEst. $350-$500Lot Passed

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Japanese Wooden Tengu Mask w/ Woodblock Print: Japan, late 19th/early 20th century CE. This is a pair of complementary objects -- a wooden mask and a woodblock print. The mask, painted with red, black, and gold, depicts a tengu, a supernatural

0014A: Japanese Wooden Tengu Mask w/ Woodblock PrintEst. $1,500-$2,000

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