ritual mask

Culture
Teotihuacán culture
Creation date
Materials
sepentine stone
Dimensions
5 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.
Currently On View
Location
Native Art of the Americas Gallery
Credit line
Lucille Stewart Endowed Art Fund
Accession number
2001.6
Gallery Label

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.

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