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| An Actor Etruscan, Second Century B.C. The British Museum |
Made in Italy in the Second Century B.C., this terracotta figure depicts a comic actor. As was the theatrical style of the time, the actor has donned a mask. This mask is a broad representation of a bald slave. He carries something in his hand, but what? Is it a purse? We’re unsure. The figure was found in Carino, Italy and is an excellent representation of the figural work of our Etruscan forebears.
2 comments:
Interesting that he has a megaphone built into his mask. Very clever people, the Etruscans.
Where did they go?
Clever people usually fall to the stumbling strength of idiots.
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