Masks

A subgroup of human figurines, Masks are heads of a demon/evil spirit which has a flat back, and holes for the eyes. They are usually pierced for hanging.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
72	(none)	(none)	B15192	Clay mask. The eyes are pierced right through and filled with paste, originally blue: there is a hole at the top for suspension. [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil
771	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay mask. Fragment of, in whitish clay. [drawing 1:1]
777	(none)	1923,1110.112	(none)	Terracotta mask fr. of. in pinkish-drab clay. [drawing 1:1]
1019	(none)	(none)	B15193	Terracotta relief. Moulded. A grotesque male mask, hollow behind, with holes through eyes and at edge for suspension. Very bad condition, Reddish clay, once covered with white slip.
1211	(none)	(none)	B15695	Terra cotta face or mask, broken away from rest of object. Resembles Greek comic mask, but may be face of Pazuzu. [drawing] P Photo 174
1406	(none)	(none)	B15694	Mask. Red drab clay. Moulded. Grotesque head.
1407	(none)	1924,0920.94	(none)	Mask. Red clay: moulded. Grotesque head.
1408	(none)	1924,0920.49	(none)	Mask. Black stone. Small grotesque head; pierced for suspension.
1409	(none)	(none)	B15725	Mask. Faience, traces of blue glaze. Small grotesque head. P.
1575	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mask. Fragmentary. Lower part of the face only; drab clay. Grotesque face.
1753	(none)	1924,0920.95	(none)	Relief disk. Moulded in greenish-white clay. A grotesque face. The eyes are pierced and so are 2 holes near the place for the ears, as it is for suspension: the disk face is conves, and hollow behind.
2511	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mask. Terracotta. Pierced for suspension, grotesque bearded head. [drawing]
2552	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mask. Black stone, pierced top to bottom. Lower part of face missing. Shaven male. [drawing 1:1]
2721	(none)	1927,1003.235	(none)	Shell mask. Grotesque, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2748	(none)	1927,1003.238	(none)	Shell mask. Grotesque: pierced for suspension [drawing 1:1]
2763	(none)	(none)	(none)	Grotesque mask. Limestone : very roughly carved and pierced for suspension [drawing 1:1]
2905	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta fragment from grotesque mask. [drawing 1:1]
3072	(none)	(none)	(none)	Grotesque mask. Pinkish marble, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
3230	(none)	1927,1003.236	(none)	Shell mask. Rough carving of beast's head, pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
3254	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mask. Of glazed frit, with eyes originally inlaid and holes at side of head for affixing to background. Fine workmanship: fragmentary. [drawing 1:1]
6528	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta mask - male. Fragmentary. Back of head left ear lost. Ear, nose and outline of face very pronounced giving impression of caricature. [drawing 1:1]
6820	(none)	1927,0527.224	(none)	Faience mask. Female head? 3 holes perforated on either side. Chipped below neck. When found there was bitument filling in the eyebrows. E [drawing 1:1]
6903	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta mask. Fragmentary. Right cheek and eyes lost: broken across mouth. Wide flat nose with pronounced upturned nostrels. Gaping mouth with protruding lips modeled in a symmetrical curve. Deep cavity around mouth and between it and cheek which has an angular ridge dividing it from nose to mouth. High cheek bone.
8787	(none)	(none)	(none)	FAIENCE MASK Portion of neck missing. Each ear perforated three times. Two rows of holes partially perforated through neck. Hole partially perforated through middle of mask from the back. Fine bold modelling. Holes in neck inlaid with bitumen? Vol VII. [drawing 1:1]
12624	(none)	1928,1010.811	(none)	Terracotta mask. Grotesque. Head of Puzuzu. Perforated on either side of eye to allow of attachment to some other material. [drawing 1:1]