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Mask

CultureMaya
OriginGuatemala
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date600-850
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 21.5 x 23 cm (8 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
DescriptionMaya mask, Late Classic period, with close set sunken eyes, parted lips, and incised hair. It is painted in ochre, orange and traces of white.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.104
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
Face Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.36
Photographer: Melissa Shimmerman
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-900
Object number: G83.1.69
Standing Small Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-900 BCE
Object number: G83.1.14
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
800-1100
Object number: G83.1.150
Figural Group of a Mother and Child
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60
Standing Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-800
Object number: G83.1.107
Jar with Relief-moulded Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.32
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 100 CE
Object number: G83.1.24
Covered Dish in the Form of a Bird
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
350-500
Object number: G83.1.99a-b
Mold-made Figural Whistle
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.123
Figural Pedestal Dish
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.34