Mask

60-14-70

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-70
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

gritty pasre, painted red on both surfaces, mold made? with concave back, finished edges, triangular shape, two holes placed at either side of the forehead, features modeled and shown in detail, brows, lids, nostrils, lips and tongue depicted,, Cf. Drucker's Type IX masks and maskettes

Height 8.3 cm
Width 7 cm
Thickness 0.8 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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