manuel cohen

Mask, Whitaker Museum, Mozia, Sicily, Italy

Smiling terracotta mask with large mouth and wrinkles, late 6th century BC, from the Tofet of Mozia, in the Mozia Museum or Whitaker Museum, in Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. This type of mask was used to fend off evil spirits, and is usually found next to remains in Punic tombs. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: LC17_ITALY_MC122.jpg
Image Size: 4850x7087 / 5.3MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 6th century BC ancient archaeological archaeology archeological archeology burial Carthage Carthaginian carved city collection color colour death emotion Europe European excavation face Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker Giuseppe Whitaker guardian history image indoors inside interior island island city Isola di Mozia Italian Italy Joseph Whitaker Marsala mask Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Moria Mothia Motian Motya Mozia Mozia Museum Mozzia museum outpost Phoenicia Phoenician protector Punic San Pantaleo sculpture Sicilian Sicily site smiling Southern Europe Southern European Stagnone Stagnone Lagoon stone tofet tophet Trapani vertical Whitaker Museum wrinkle
Contained in galleries

Smiling terracotta mask with large mouth and wrinkles, late 6th century BC, from the Tofet of Mozia, in the Mozia Museum or Whitaker Museum, in Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. This type of mask was used to fend off evil spirits, and is usually found next to remains in Punic tombs. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen