Here is a list of the most impressive ancient masks created and used by different ancient civilizations
The Oldest Mask in the World: Mask decorated with paint, Nahal Hemar Cave, Judean Desert, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, 9,000 years old
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Representation of a Skull. Medium: Carved obsidian, inlaid with shell and bone. Culture: Mixtec-Puebla. Region: Central plateau, Mexico. Date: A.D. 1200-1521
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Tezcatlipoca, Smoking Mirror God Of Sorcery And The Night Sky, Mask
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Xiuhtecuhtli, God Of Fire, Turquoise Mosaic Mask
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Ancient Egyptian funerary mask, Louvre
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Quetzalcoatl, The Feathered Serpent, Turquoise Mosaic Mask
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The impressive silvered Roman cavalry helmet mask found in Nijmegen, dating from the second half of the 1st century. The mask is kept in the Museum Het Valkhof in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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A Maya mosaic mask, made of wood and stones. Late Postclassic Period, 1200-1520 CE, now on display at the Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Comic mask [clay]. Greek, Roman period [1st c. BCE – 1st c. CE]. Louvre, nr. CA 1941
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2000-year-old green serpentine stone mask found at the base of the pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico
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