Category:Carthaginian mask AO 3242

**Carthaginian mask AO 3242**
	grimacing mask found in a Cartaginian tumb, next to the dead, used to repel evil spirits and welcome positive magical forces
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Instance of	mask;
Depicts	gurn
Made from material	terracotta;
Location	Room 313, Sully Wing, Louvre Palace, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris
Creator	unknown value;
Location of discovery	Punic tombs of Dermech;
Owned by	French State;
Location of creation	Carthage;
Collection	Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre (Paul Gauckler, gift, 1901–);
Inventory number	AO 3242 (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre);
Inception	1st millennium BC (before 6th century BC, after 7th century BC);
Width	16 cm;
Height	19 cm;
Authority file
	Q54397535; Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010156629
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Artist

Unknown author

Title

Carthaginian mask AO 3242

Object type

Date

between 7^th century and 6^th century BC

Medium

Dimensions

height: 19 cm (7.4 in)

; width: 16 cm (6.2 in)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat