mask
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mask
Culture
Teotihuacán culture
Creation date
450-650
Materials
stone
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 6 x 3 1/4
Credit line
Jacob Metzger Fund
Accession number
52.27
Currently On View In
Native Art of the Americas Gallery
These masks may have been placed over faces in burials, worn as pendants or attached to temple images.
The masks' eyes and mouth were once inlaid with shell or stone.
Teotihuacán was the largest urban center in ancient Mexico, with massive pyramids that were used as temple platforms.
