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Mask
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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 descriptionCredit lineMask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Stone; overall: 15.7 x 15.3 x 7.9 cm (6 3/16 x 6 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.229
