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Funerary Mask
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The red pigment on the face is cinnabar, a mineral consisting of mercury sulfide.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFunerary Mask, 1200–1500. Peru, South Coast, Chincha-Ica Valley area, 13th-16th century. Hammered silver; overall: 15.3 x 15.6 cm (6 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1957.396
