The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of October 16, 2024
Mask
1–550 CE
Overall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Gift of Edward B. Greene 1921.1701
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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.- Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1701