As of 2026-10-12, Mask of la Roche-Cotard tops the list with 73,001 BC.
- #1 Mask of la Roche-Cotard — 73,001 BC
Flint artifact
The Mask of la Roche-Cotard, also known as the "Mousterian Protofigurine", is an artifact dated to around 75,000 years ago, in the Mousterian period. It was found in 1975 in the entrance of a cave named La Roche-Cotard, territory of the commune of Langeais (Indre-et-Loire), on the banks of the river Loire. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 male mask — 2,421 BC
Limestone, Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties III (2500 BC–2400 BC)
source Wikidata - #3 Funerary mask — 2,001 BC
funerary mask in the Art & History Museum, Brussels (E.06884)
source Wikidata - #4 Egyptian-style mask-N 3319 — 2,001 BC
terracotta mask in Egyptian-like style found in Dali
source Wikidata - #5 Eyes in wooden coffin E11647 — 1,401 BC
ancient Egyptian funerary mask, incrusted wood, about 1400-1300 BC, end of 18th dynasty
source Wikidata - #6 Carthaginian mask AO 3242 — 1,001 BC
grimacing mask found in a Cartaginian tumb, next to the dead, used to repel evil spirits and welcome positive magical forces
source Wikidata - #7 Head with glass incrusts-E 2704 — 1,001 BC
Head with glass and bronze incrusts, originally goldened, with bronze uræus and beard
source Wikidata - #8 Jade Olmec mask-1991.968 — 1,001 BC
portrait mask from the Olmec civilization
source Wikidata - #9 Bearded man-MNB 849 — 401 BC
Egyptian-style mask of a bearded man,given by Villedon in 1875
source Wikidata - #10 courtesan mask or pseudokorē — 201 BC
Nr. 39 or 34 in Pollux' list
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