Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 2,400-year-old terra cotta mask of the Greek god Dionysus. The mask, believed to have been a votive offering to the deity, was found almost intact at the ...
The cave had already been shown to have a long and complex history.
The mask is hollow inside and features a small hole at the top, indicating it was likely suspended, perhaps hung on a wall within the cave . In the ancient Greek world, theatrical masks were not mere ...
Archaeologists from Dubrovnik Museums have discovered a rare terracotta Greek theatre mask dating back to the 4th–3rd century BC inside the Crno Jezero cave on Pelješac ...