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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
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103046
label
Mask
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object
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1
Source metadata
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103046
contentType
object
title
Mask
description
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.
date
1–550 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60741682
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
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Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period
accession
1921.1701
Source extras
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ceramic, slip
tombstone
Mask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Ceramic, slip; overall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1921.1701
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
creditline
Gift of Edward B. Greene
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2026-05-29 05:33:59.582000
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103046
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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ceramic, slip
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1
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0
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photo
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1465d448eebea338