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Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul
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Water spout in the form of a theatrical mask, 2nd century B.C.
Afghanistan, Aï Khanum
Limestone; 8 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (21 x 40 x 19 cm)
National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, 05.42.17
Photo: © Musée Guimet
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Like the theater and the gymnasium, public fountains are typical Greek monuments. The stone fountain next to the river Oxus had a spout in the shape of a dolphin, a lion head, and a very unique theatrical mask. The strikingly expressive head shown here—a reproduction of the grinning mask worn by the character of a slave-cook in Greek comedy—gives us a glimpse of the performances that were represented in the theater as part of the Greek cultural life of the city.
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