Cleveland Museum of Art

Mask

Date

1–550 CE

Medium

stone

Culture

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. These stone masks have been found near temples, but not in homes or burials.

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