![These Are the World's Oldest Masks Ever Discovered, And Are Estimated to Be 9000 Years Old! ~ Vintage Everyday These Are the World's Oldest Masks Ever Discovered, And Are Estimated to Be 9000 Years Old! ~ Vintage Everyday](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UMsO2mIjd0/X1TFvIh230I/AAAAAAAD4CI/C4qcmUV7VFoAJtXhx-DW4J12qArOZwtWACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/neolithic-spirit-masks.jpg)
These Are the World's Oldest Masks Ever Discovered, And Are Estimated to Be 9000 Years Old! ~ Vintage Everyday
![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/TXWJ9W/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-TXWJ9W.jpg)
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,
![Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com](https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/f194fe308778fe0b77faad3338663017/OLDEST-MASKS-EXHIBITION.jpg)
Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com
![This stone mask from the pre-ceramic neolithic period dates to 7000 BC and is probably the oldest mask in the world (Musée de la Bible et de la Terre Sainte) - ppt This stone mask from the pre-ceramic neolithic period dates to 7000 BC and is probably the oldest mask in the world (Musée de la Bible et de la Terre Sainte) - ppt](https://slideplayer.com/15894658/88/images/slide_1.jpg)
This stone mask from the pre-ceramic neolithic period dates to 7000 BC and is probably the oldest mask in the world (Musée de la Bible et de la Terre Sainte) - ppt
![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/TXWJ9Y/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-TXWJ9Y.jpg)
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,
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