A terracotta mask from Selinus in Sicily, dated 550 BCE. The object points to ancient ritual and performative traditions, though its precise use should not be overstated.
Masks often sit between ritual, theatre, and display. Here the value of the object lies in material evidence of mask-making and in the broader ceremonial worlds to which such forms could belong.
The object is relevant as evidence of mask traditions and ritual display, but its exact historical function requires cautious wording.
