Mask
| Object Number: | 66-30-23 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mexacala |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 300 BCE |
| Early Date: | -300 |
| Late Date: | -300 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Green Stone |
| Height: | 5.2 cm |
| Width: | 5.6 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 3.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
| Other Number: | TEO 822 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Human face modeled in extreme high relief. Flat top and bottom. Hollow in back, square with rounded edges. Figure highly polished on exterior surfaces. 2 holes drilled in hour-glass shape on sides. Above protruding ears.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 76, pl. 78 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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