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Source Description
While this mask has been carved with the almond-shaped eyes and upturned, snarling mouth that characterize many ancient Olmec face panels, scholars have determined that this work is actually modern.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80284
label
Mask
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
80284
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mask
description
While this mask has been carved with the almond-shaped eyes and upturned, snarling mouth that characterize many ancient Olmec face panels, scholars have determined that this work is actually modern.
provenance
Private collection, Santa Fe; Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; purchased by John G. Bourne, Sante Fe, 2001; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2001 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.[1] according to Bourne Foundation accounts
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
masks (costume)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
10.3
depth
3.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/8 x W: 4 1/16 x D: 1 9/16 in. (13 x 10.3 x 3.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Olmec style
med
jadeite (?), red pigment
creator_ids
15517
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
06fd64f1ea318892
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
a005ffd7c823eb82
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no