Face Mask
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, red slip, brown pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 19.4 x 24.2 x 7 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
DescriptionColima face mask, Late Formative period, of ovoid form with closely set sunken circular eyes, a pouting mouth, and a narrow nose. The mask has perforated earlobes, forehead, and chin. It is painted in reddish-orange pigment with traces of tan remaining.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.36
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
