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Pre-Columbian, central/southern Mexico, Valley of Mexico to Guerrero region, Teotihuacan culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A handsome anthropomorphic mask that is hand-carved from mottled sage green stone with dark green and beige-brown speckled inclusions. The broad visage features string-cut grooves that compose the slit-form eyes and mouth, with a slender nose bearing flared nostrils, rounded cheeks, a planar chin with tapering peripheries, and a low-set brow line beneath a smooth forehead. Both tab-shaped ears bear biconically drilled perforations which perhaps held additional ornamentation at one time. The convex verso of this mask suggests that it was not meant to be worn, but rather given as a votive offering or deposited into a tomb as a burial gift. Size: 3.5" W x 4" H (8.9 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA collection; ex-private Texas, USA collection, prior to 1970

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#164026

  • Condition: Ancient loss to upper tip of proper right ear as shown. Light encrustations to face, peripheries, and verso, with very light pitting in scattered areas, otherwise intact and in great condition. Nice preservation to stone coloration and facial features throughout.

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