Mask

60-14-77

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-77
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

mask? fragment, free modeled, gritty paste, painted black around mouth, nose and eyes, also painted white, missing sides of face and headdress[?] eyes formed by deep oval grooves which slant upward, lids protrude slightly, eyeball is raided ridge in centr of groove, nose prominent, hooked, nostrils at sides, mouth closed, lips thick and protruding

Length 12.9 cm
Width 8.3 cm
Thickness 1.2 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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