Mask of Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Underworld

1450-1521 (Late Postclassic)

14 cm 17.2 cm 7.2 cm

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This panel is a mask of the skeletal face of Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Underworld and deity associated with the dead in Aztec belief.Throughout Mesoamerica, the wearing of masks was central to the performance of religious rituals and reenactments of myths and history. The f...

Sculpture

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80156
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Throckmorton Fine Arts, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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3
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