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Theater Masks on Capitals
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Theater Masks on Capitals

These theatrical masks (2nd–3rd c. AD), carved into marble capitals, once adorned the ancient theater of Ostia. Representing comic and tragic roles, they reflect the deep integration of drama into Roman urban life. Such imagery evoked Dionysian themes of transformation and spectacle, linking performance, architecture, and communal identity in the Roman world.
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