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# Sixteenth-century mask with a bead held in the mouth, possibly for sun protection
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/maska-xvi-veka-kotoruiu-ispolzovali-dlia-zashchity-ot-solntsa/
- Published: 2021-09-08T07:32:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:53:35.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Museums, Mores, Humour

A sixteenth-century mask worn... to keep off the sun? To hold it in place, one had only to clamp between the teeth a small bead attached to it.

And should anyone still suspect you of being a vampire, simply say that you hadn't had time to put your face on

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_4965@08-09-2021_10-32-14.jpg)