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Object Number
22-23-20/C9596
Display Title
Incised maskette
Descriptions
Object Description
Maskette with incised designs on face; four large perforations above ears, two smaller perforations below; ears pierced for earrings
Inventory Description
Ground stone mask, carved human face, incised facial art, polished, perforated
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Date
900 B.C.-600 B.C.
Culture
- Totonac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Veracruz?
Additional Geographic Terms
Veracruz; Llave?
Materials
Greenstone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 10.2 x 5.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-23-20/C9596
Credit Line
Gift of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1933
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(09/17/1922)
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