Maker
Maker not recorded
Place / culture
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period
Materials
greenstone
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 23.2 x 9.8 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Maker
Maker not recorded
Place / culture
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period
Materials
greenstone
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 23.2 x 9.8 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Many Teotihuacán masks were once tied to something via holes on the back--perhaps a body-shaped form dressed in garments, ornaments, and a headdress that identified the figure. The stone masks’ eyes and mouths once held inlays representing irises, pupils, and teeth.
Cleveland Museum of Art · 1942.1094
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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