c324-M166a
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c324-M166a
Item Type
Find Card
Object Type
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Building Feature
House of the Mysteries of Isis See all items with this value
Area
House 2
Description
H. 1.82m W. 2.475m Large mask panel with central figure. Border same as on small mask panel. Mask rectangle at upper left: background turquoise blue glass and brown-gray; mask at upper left: hair, red and dark red-violet with touches of dark yellow-orange; right side of face and chin outlined in dark yellow-orange with black shadow under chin; face, bright yellow and pale pink with white highlights; mouth, black outlined in orange; nose outlined in dark red; eyebrows and upper eyelids, black, lower lids dark gray; eyes white with black pupils. Second mask in same rectangle: hair outlined in black with alternate strands of black and gray; dark parts of face, dark yellow-orange; light parts of face, pink and light yellow with white highlights; eyebrows, upper eyelids and mouth in black; mouth outlined in dark red (traces remain); lower eyelids, dark gray; eyes, white with black pupils; dark gray shadow at lower right of mask. Mask in lower left corner: background of turquoise blue glass; hair outlined in black with strands of dark gray and black with light gray and light green-gray highlights; parting of hair and outline of face yellow-brown; yellow shadow under chin; shadows of face light violet shading to light yellow, light gray and pale pink with white highlights; eyebrows lids and mouth, black; red lines above eyes; eyes, white with black pupils and light gray shadows; nose outlined in dark violet-red and mouth outlined in orange. Center rectangle at bottom: background, turquoise blue glass and gray-green with dark gray shadow at left. Mask to left has face outlined in black; hair black, yellow-brown around face; shadows of face, gray shading to light gray; flesh, pink with touches of light yellow and white highlights; mouth and nose outlined in red; mouth, black; eyebrows, dark gray; left eye, light gray with black pupil, right eye, pink with black pupil. Mask to right has hair of black, dark gray and dark red with light gray highlights; hair interwoven with strings of jewels (?) in glass of light yellow-green, light blue-green, dark blue and orange; eyebrows, eyelids and mouth, black; shadows on right side of face, brown-yellow; on left, red; nose and mouth outlined in dark red; flesh, pink with touches of yellow and white highlights. Rectangle at lower right: background, gray-green glass. Mask at left: hair in strands of gray and black with touches of violet and gray-green; face and nose outlined in grayish-yellow; gray shadow above right eyebrow; eyebrows, black; eyes, white with black pupils and ringed with black; mouth, black and outlined in red and pink with dark red-violet shadow under lower lip; face light gray-violet with white highlights; touches of pink on nose and chin. Mask to right: hair in strands of black, dark green-gray, light gray, dark red-violet, red, yellow and medium gray-green; right eyebrow, black; left eyebrow, dark green-gray flecked with black; yellow shadows under eyebrows; eyes, white with black pupils and ringed with black; mouth, black and outlined in dark violet-red; nose outlined in dark violet-red with nostrils in black; face, light pink shading to yellow, with white highlights. Wave-crest border in red surrounding large central composition. Central composition: outer and inner edge of frame, black; side of frame, gray-brown and light yellow; bottom of frame, light yellow shading to white; lower part of floor, grayish-white with floor-covering (?) of light gray, gray-brown and greenish-gray; floor under figure, light yellow with shadows in pinkish-yellow, yellow-gray and greenish-gray; robe edged with light gray at side and bottom, with black hem; field of robe, grayish-white and light gray; feet, light red and pink with white highlights; sandals, black with gray lights.
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Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum See all items with this value
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