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Mask

National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The face is spectacular in the manner of performance. The nose is straight, long, with a thin nose. It connects with a thin line of eyebrows, which in turn continue further, outlining the oval face. In this case, the result was a heartshaped figure. The forehead is high, convex. There are three holes, the side are symmetrically: one in the center, at the top edge, two – on the sides, closer to the temples.

The 9th - 11th centuries
Silver, casting
6.8 × 3.4cm
Belokamenka, East Kazakhstan
Excavations of A.S. Ermolaevа

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