Funerary mask
Funerary mask

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Funerary mask,

1000 BCE–100 CE

Calima
y1992-4

Information

Title
Funerary mask
Dates

1000 BCE–100 CE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 21.0 cm., w. 22.2 cm., d. 9.3 cm. (8 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip and Dorothy Pearlstein
Object Number
y1992-4
Place Made

South America, Colombia, Valle de Cauca, Eastern Cordillera

Culture
Calima
Type
masks (costume), ceramics, funerary objects, ceremonial objects
Materials
ceramic
Subject
faces

By December 7, 1991, Philip (1924-2022) and Dorothy Pearlstein (1928-2018), New York [1]; 1992, gift of to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] According to dated appraisal in the curatorial file.

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