At first glace this pottery mask looks like a piece of sculpture but the holes at the side imply it was actually worn over the face, perhaps attached to a wig or hood. It was found at the Roman ...

Among other artefacts, they found a mysterious mask depicting a human face. Currently ... we aim to uncover the past of this Hellenistic-Roman city and the lives of its inhabitants.

Researchers speculate it may have served as a symbolic mask, possibly connected ... years of Libya’s incorporation as a Roman province. The stone face could reflect the influence of local ...