Lot Essay
Cf. Chontal, pl. 80, for a similar triangulation of the face.
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LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Details
CHONTAL STONE MASK
Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B. C
The face panel with gaunt expression, pointed chin, parted lips, protruding aquiline nose and thick brows framing the pierced eyes; in grey-green speckled stone, pierced at the corners.
Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.)
Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B. C
The face panel with gaunt expression, pointed chin, parted lips, protruding aquiline nose and thick brows framing the pierced eyes; in grey-green speckled stone, pierced at the corners.
Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s
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