Mask

60-14-72

From: Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-72
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

gritty paste, panted white on both surfaces? mold made with concave back and finished edges, broad triangular human face, two holes at eith er side of forehead, features modeled except for nose detail is not clear and inlow relief, eyes have perforatios for eyeballs, open mouth Cf. Drucker's Type IX masks and maskettes

Length 10 cm
Width 11.3 cm
Thickness 1.3 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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