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Mask

1–550 CE

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

Medium
stone
Measurements
Overall: 13.4 x 12.8 x 6.7 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1950.409
Public Domain
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Location
233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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These stone masks have been found near temples, but not in homes or burials.

Description

Many Teotihuacán masks were once tied to something via holes on the back--perhaps a body-shaped form dressed in garments, ornaments, and a headdress that identified the figure. The stone masks’ eyes and mouths once held inlays representing irises, pupils, and teeth.
A stone mask features a flat, rectangular forehead and tapered chin. The mottled gray-green stone shows reddish-brown discoloration and a weathered surface. Recessed, almond-shaped eyes sit beneath a thick horizontal brow ridge. A wide nose projects above a slightly open mouth. A protrusion with a small hole represents an ear on the left, while a section on the right is missing. Reddish-brown spots dot the forehead and cheek.

Mask

1–550 CE

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

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