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Fragment of a Relief: Actor with Mask

© The image is under the copyright of the Museum of Fine Arts

Date second half of the 1st century B.C.
Object type relief
Medium, technique carved, marble
Dimensions

6 × 6.5 × 4.3 cm
Inventory number 4786
Collection Classical Antiquities
On view Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, Eros – Dionysos – Thanatos
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The fragmentary relief depicts the head of a masked actor.

Marble analyses have shown that the relief was made of Luna (Carrara) marble.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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