Mask Collection (page 16)

Mask representing a god, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century
Aztec Turquoise Mosaic Mask.Mask representing a god, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century. A turquoise and shell mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl

Greek votive relief of actors
Greek votive relief from Piraeus of actors holding their masks to make offerings to Dionysus, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Egyptian glazed relief of a Lybian captive
Egyptian glazed relief of a Libyan captive from a Temple of Rameses III at Tel el Jahudiye

Chimu culture copper mask
Chimu culture copper alloy mask, pierced for attachment to a mummy bundle. From the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Native American dance mask, from the pacific north-west coast of America. Now in the Museum of Mankind in London

Egyptian painted funerary mask, 2nd century BC
Egyptian stucco painted funerary mask of a woman, 2nd century BC

Mask of a woman, from Egypt, Roman Period, c100-c120. The woman wears a yellow tunic, leaving her breasts exposed, a collar and a winged scarab beetle, and has a garland of rosebuds in her hair

Clay mask of the demon Humbaba from Sippur

Spirit Mask from New Ireland
A mask of wood and bark fibre representing a spirit, used in Malanggan ceremonies

Bronze Mask from Benin, Nigeria
A bronze mask from Benin, Nigeria, currently in the British Museum

Romano-British bronze mount with mask, Felmingham, Norfolk, England

Gold mask of Tutankhamun on the second coffin. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Gold mask of Tutankhamun on his mummy-case. Tutankhamun reigned between 1336 BC and 1327 BC

Euripedes, Ancient Greek tragedian
Euripedes (c480-406) Greek tragedian. Portrait bust

Theatrical masks of tragedy and comedy depicted in a Roman mosaic

Carving of a mask used in Ancient Greek theatrical comedy, 3rd century BC

Funerary mask of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC. The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 1334-1325 BC) was discovered in 1922. It contained thousands of objects including many made of gold

Gold sarcophagus of King Tutankamun, 18th dynasty, c1323 BC
Gold sarcophagus of King Tutankamun, 18th dynasty, Ancient Egypt, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

Gold and lapis lazuli funerary mask of Tutankamun, King of Egypt, mid 14th century BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

Gold mask, Chimu people, Peru, 1100-1500. The Chimu were a pre-Inca people who were fine goldsmiths. They were conquered by the Inca in 1475-1476

Grinding needle points, Redditch, England, c1830. A grindstone driven by water or steam. Needle grinding was well-paid work but the lives of grinders were short owing to the inhalation of dust

Hawaiian Man Wearing a Gourd Mask, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Hawaiian Man Wearing a Gourd Mask, 18th century

Double canoe with oarsmen, Hawaii, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Double canoe with oarsmen, Hawaii, 18th century. The men are wearing gourd masks. The passenger is holding an idol

Funerary mask of Agamemnon, legendary king of Mycenae, c1600-c1500 BC. According to Greek mythology, Agamemnon was king of Mycenae and the leader of the Greek expedition to Troy

Romano-British bronze mount with mask, 2nd century
Romano-British bronze mount with mask from Felmingham Hall, Norfolk. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Face-Mask worn in dances to celebrate the wild plum harvest, New Guinea. Made of carved and painted Plumtree wood with fibre hair

Wooden painted Sala Malu mask, Bangongo Tribe, Africa. British Museum

African Mask. British Museum, (Museum of Mankind)

Kwakiutl Diver Mask, with beak, Pacific Northwest, North American Indian

Nootka Eagle Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast, North American Indian. Northwest Coast transformation masks manifest the transformation of usually an animal changing into a mythical being or one animal

Spirit of the Earthquake, Nootka Mask, Pacific Norwest Coast American Indian. Possibly American Museum of Natural History. Acquisition Year: 1901

Oruro Mask, Bolivia. Mask from the Oruro region of Bolivia. La Diablada or Oruro Diablada is a typical Andean masked dance to appease the evil spirits

Pottery Mask of a Bat, grey with red and white paint, Zapotec, Mexico, 300-900. The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in

Aztec Wind-God Ehecatl, 1300-1521. A volcanic stone statue of the Mesoamerican wind god Ehecatl. He is wearing his typical duckbill mask. Aztec, 1300-1521 CE. (British Museum, London)

Carthaginian grinning mask, 6th century
Carthaginian grinning mask made of baked clay, now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis, 6th century

Statue of Thalia, Muse of Comedy. Roman, after a Greek model of 3rd-2nd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Something for Paddy, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Something for Paddy, 1864. Daniel O Connell says: Its a Repaler ye call yourself, ye Spalpeen, and you re goin to Die for the Union

A Growl for Poland, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
A Growl For Poland, 1863. Mr. Bull. Ah, Old Dog - You d Like To Have Another Run At That Bear, Wouldn t You; But You Won t This Time

The Last Pantomime of the Season, 1859. Disraeli introduced his Reform Bill to the House early in 1859. However, because it was seen as a blatant attempt to conjure up extra Conservative votes

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