Mask
87-42-421
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
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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