JALISCO FACE MASK
JALISCO FACE MASK

AMECA STYLE, PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250

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JALISCO FACE MASK
AMECA STYLE, PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250
the realistic face with thin nose and full cheeks, narrowed eyes with painted pupils, slightly parted lips as if in speech, wearing earrings and a nose bead, pierced six times at the back of the head and neck for attachment, painted in a creamy white slip with details in red and black.
Height 6 3/4 in. (17 cm.)
Provenance
Stendahl Gallery, 1970s

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