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Many Teotihuacán masks were once tied to something via holes on the back--perhaps a body-shaped form dressed in garments, ornaments, and a headdress that identified the figure. The stone masks’ eyes and mouths once held inlays representing irises, pupils, and teeth.
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Details
- Title: Mask
- Date Created: 1-550
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1701
- Medium: ceramic, slip
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period
- Credit Line: Gift of Edward B. Greene
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1921.1701
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