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Elongated Mask Ornament
c. 900-300 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Small masks made of precious media-especially greenstone, which Mesoamerican people valued above most other materials-likely served as elements of Olmec elite regalia. Such masks commonly depict human faces, although it is unclear whether the creature shown on this unusual example is human or supernatural. It may be a late work.
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- Title: Elongated Mask Ornament
- Date Created: c. 900-300 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Katherine White Reswick, Helen Humphreys, Cleveland, Mrs. Katherine White Reswick, Cleveland; Helen Humphreys, Cleveland
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.154
- Medium: greenstone
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico, Olmec, 1200-300 BC
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1967.154
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