River-boulder head/mask of type M24
River-boulder head/mask of type M24

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Art of the Ancient Americas

River-boulder head/mask of type M24

Mezcala
Formative Period
2016-1370

Information

Title
River-boulder head/mask of type M24
Medium
Calcite with traces of red pigment
Dimensions
14.4 × 10.7 × 6.3 cm (5 11/16 × 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1370
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guerrero, La Organera

Culture
Mezcala
Period
Preclassic
Type
masks (costume)
Materials
pigment, calcite
Subject
heads

Acquired by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ, by Feburary 1, 1971 [1]; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016. [1] According to dated slides in the Griffin archive.

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