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Archaeologists In Sicily Just Unearthed A Plaster Mold Used To Make Medusa Masks 2,000 Years AgoArchaeologists in Licata, Sicily were recently exploring the remains of the ancient Greek colony Finziade when they came ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Roman Mask Mold Depicting Medusa, Say It Was Used as a Protective CharmArchaeologists Uncover Roman Mask Mold Depicting Medusa, Say It Was Used as a Protective Charm The archaeological site of Finziade in the Sicilian town of Licata revealed an interesting artifact that ...
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Stern-faced Roman Medusa mask mold discovered in Sicily's FinziadeThe mask mold, found in a building believed to have been used as a mask workshop, depicts Medusa with a stern face surrounded ...
The artifact emerged from the ruins of an ancient Roman building-turned-workshop in Sicily from the second or first century ...
This object is very rare and there are only a handful of similar Roman masks known in Europe. It could have been worn by an actor in a play, but other suggestions for its use include a funeral ...
An archaeological disscovery has shed light on the ingenuity of Ptolemais's ancient inhabitants and offers a glimpse into this ancient city's elite.
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