Mask

87-42-421

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 87-42-421
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Teotihuacan (Culture)
Provenience Mexico (Central America)
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 100-500 CE
Section American
Materials Greenstone
Description

Small “mask” made from greenstone that was probably once tied to a mummy bundle. Eyes show traces of corroded pyrite inlays.

Length 10.79 cm
Width 12.07 cm
Credit Line Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987
Other Number 12044 - ANSP Number | L-83-153 - Old Museum Number

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