Theatre mask of a woman

This mask was found to the west of the Stoa of Attalos, Athens. The mask is carved in relief in a very thick slab of stone. It depicts the type of the young woman or courtesan of New Comedy as she has luxuriant hair and wears earrings. The New Comedy is the third and last period of Ancient Greek Comedy: it is comparable to situation comedy and comedy of manners. For the first time, love became a principal element in the drama. The New Comedy depicted Athenian society and the social morality of the period, presenting it in attractive colours but making no attempt to criticize or improve it.这件面具出土于雅典阿塔罗斯柱廊（Stoa of Attalos）西侧。该面具以极厚石材板浮雕而成，塑造了新喜剧（New Comedy）中年轻女性或交际花的典型形象：她拥有浓密秀发，佩戴耳饰。新喜剧是古希腊喜剧的第三个也是最后一个发展阶段，其艺术特质可与情景喜剧（situation comedy）及世态喜剧（comedy of manners）比肩。该戏剧形式首次将爱情确立为核心创作要素，以生动传神的笔触描绘了彼时的雅典社会与社会道德风貌，却并未试图对其加以批判或改良。