The mask symbolized the power of Dionysus--the transformation of an individual from the state of reserve to one of frenzy (see Maenad). The cult of Dionysus sought to give reign to the darker personna of an individual.
Theatre images were popular in Greek and Roman Art, especially in the late Roman empire.
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