Mask
NA10799
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
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Object Number
NA10799
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
Travertine
Description
A “mask” made from semi-translucent travertine. It once had inlays for the eyes and teeth and was probably originally tied to a mummy bundle.
Height
16.5 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
7 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from the Quinn Estate, 1926
Other Number
0208 - Cast Number | 0227 - Cast Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Danien, Elin C. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2002. See: p. 72, pl. 71
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Mason, John A. "The Valley of Mexico: American Collections: The Ancient Civilizations of Middle America ." The University Museum Bulletin 10, no. 1-2. (1943): 9-26. See: p. 13, fig. 5
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Mason, John A. "Additions to the American Section ." The Museum Journal 17, no. 3. (1926): 273-293. See: p. 289
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Rainey, Froelich G. "Foreword ." The University Museum Bulletin XIII, no. 1. (1947): 3-4. See:
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