Funeral mask2nd-3rd century AD Byblos (Jbeil, Lebanon) Gold Funeral furniture in the Middle East: masks Small gold or terracotta masks have been discovered in imperial tombs in the Levant: they recall the Phoenicians' tradition of covering the mouths of the royal dead with a gold leaf mask, and dead terracotta masks.

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