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Mask

1–550 CE · ceramic, slip

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineMask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Ceramic, slip; overall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1921.1701

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