Maskette
Maskette

Currently not on view

Maskette,

500–200 BCE

Chontal
Late Formative Period
y1986-64

Information

Title
Maskette
Dates

500–200 BCE

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
h. 13.5 cm., w. 11.3 cm., d. 6.5 cm. (5 5/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William M. Smith (William M. Smith, Class of 1925)
Object Number
y1986-64
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guerrero

Culture
Chontal, Chontales
Period
Late Preclassic
Type
masks (costume)
Materials
stone
Subject
faces

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