![Archaeology & Art on X: "Neolithic masks, c. 9.000 BC - 7.000 BC, found in the Judean desert, probably the oldest masks in the world. Jerusalem Museum, Israel. Read more: https://t.co/cyayPGdlvc https://t.co/8SJHwaiSVM" / Archaeology & Art on X: "Neolithic masks, c. 9.000 BC - 7.000 BC, found in the Judean desert, probably the oldest masks in the world. Jerusalem Museum, Israel. Read more: https://t.co/cyayPGdlvc https://t.co/8SJHwaiSVM" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3nQU7aXwAIwpbK.jpg:large)
Archaeology & Art on X: "Neolithic masks, c. 9.000 BC - 7.000 BC, found in the Judean desert, probably the oldest masks in the world. Jerusalem Museum, Israel. Read more: https://t.co/cyayPGdlvc https://t.co/8SJHwaiSVM" /
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Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com
![A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TXWJ9P/a-mask-from-the-neolithic-period-9000-years-ago-is-displayed-in-the-face-to-face-the-oldest-masks-in-the-world-exhibition-in-the-israel-museum-in-jerusalem-israel-march-11-2014-the-masks-are-the-oldest-in-the-world-and-were-discovered-in-the-judean-hills-and-desert-between-jerusalem-and-the-dead-sea-they-are-made-of-limestone-and-chalk-and-have-been-researched-for-a-decade-and-are-believed-to-have-represented-the-spirits-of-dead-ancestors-they-were-used-in-religious-ceremonies-and-rites-for-healing-and-magic-the-exhibit-opens-tonightupidebbie-hill-TXWJ9P.jpg)