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Theatrical mask for offering, Roman Period, A.D. 2nd century, From Egypt; Probably from Fayum, Medinet el-Fayum (Krokodilopolis-Arsinoe), faience, 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.), This mask and the mask 26.71 are too small and brittle to have served as actual theater masks. They refer to the god Dionysus, patron of the theater and god of rebirth; in Egypt he was equated with Osiris.

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Theatrical mask for offering, Roman Period, A.D. 2nd century, From Egypt; Probably from Fayum, Medinet el-Fayum (Krokodilopolis-Arsinoe), faience, 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.), This mask and the mask 26.71 are too small and brittle to have served as actual theater masks. They refer to the god Dionysus, patron of the theater and god of rebirth; in Egypt he was equated with Osiris

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Album / quintlox

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3800 x 3086 px | 33.6 MB

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32.2 x 26.1 cm | 12.7 x 10.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19 X 19 CM • 2ND CENTURY A. D. • 2ND CENTURY AD • 2ND CENTURY • 7 1/2 7 1/2 • ACTUAL THEATER • BRITTLE • D • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • EGYPTIANS • EQUATED • FAIENCE • FAYUM • GOD DIONYSUS • GOD • KROKODILOPOLIS-ARSINOE • MASCARA • MASK 26.71 • MASK • MASKS • MEDINET EL-FAYUM • OFFERING • OSIRIS • PATRON • REBIRTH • REFER • ROMAN ERA • ROMAN PERIOD • SECOND CENTURY A. D. • SERVED • THEATER • THEATRICAL MASK • TOO SMALL