SculptureMexican3rd-7th century

Mask

3rd-7th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Eyes elongated; broad nose shows deep nostrils; mouth partially open; ears performated. "Saw" marks. Eyes show shallow holes at each corner. Traces of having been inlaid. Black-painted wood base.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Gray limestone with traces of polychromy

Culture

Mexican

Century

3rd-7th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

18.9 x 19.7 x 11 cm (7 7/16 x 7 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.) with base: 28.8 x 19.7 x 12.4 cm (11 5/16 x 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Brummer Gallery, New York], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1938, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

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