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A marble sculpture depicting a Greek actor wearing the mask of Silenus, the satyr who tutored Dionysos in Greek mythology. Such a mask would have been worn by the leader of the chorus in Greek Satyr plays. Possibly part of the decoration of a 2nd century CE Roman villa. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)
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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 17). Actor with Mask of Silenus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4427/actor-with-mask-of-silenus/
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