SculptureMexican3rd-7th century
Mask
3rd-7th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Four holes for suspension; ears rectangular and perforated in lobes, nostrils drilled deep; mouth partially open. Eyes may have contained inlays. On black-painted wooden base. Wired to mount with elaborate metal brackets. Eyebolt screwed into back of base.
Dimensions
15.4 x 16.4 x 7.4 cm (6 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.) with base: 20.7 x 16.4 x 11.7 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
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