A gilt copper alloy funerary mask
A gilt copper alloy funerary mask
Liao dynasty
Hammered from a thin copper, tin and silver alloy sheet and realistically modeled with thin, sunken eyes, wide brows setting off a long triangular nose and small mouth accenting the broad cheeks and long crescent ears, the surface covered with earthen encrustation.
7 1/4in (18.4cm) high; 8 1/8in (20.7cm) wide
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A gilt copper alloy funerary mask
Liao dynasty
Hammered from a thin copper, tin and silver alloy sheet and realistically modeled with thin, sunken eyes, wide brows setting off a long triangular nose and small mouth accenting the broad cheeks and long crescent ears, the surface covered with earthen encrustation.
7 1/4in (18.4cm) high; 8 1/8in (20.7cm) wide
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