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Mask, 200 BCE - 300 CE
Colima Shaft Tomb peoples; Colima, Mexico
Ceramic; 8 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 2 3…
Mask
Mask, 200 BCE - 300 CE
Colima Shaft Tomb peoples; Colima, Mexico
Ceramic; 8 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 2 3…
Mask, 200 BCE - 300 CE Colima Shaft Tomb peoples; Colima, Mexico Ceramic; 8 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. F74.8.16 Gift of Dr. Russell W. Ludwick, M.D.

Mask

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-masks
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date200 BCE - 300 CE
Made AtColima, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions8 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (21 × 18.7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Russell W. Ludwick, M.D.
Object numberF74.8.16
DescriptionClay mask, brown from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Comala style. Incised above brow, oval eyes, line from top of ear around head, above lip and mouth with incised circles at pierced ears and small upside down V mark at top of ear; nostrils pierced; very fine thin nose.
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