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Teotihuacan Stone Mask - PF.1377
Origin: Teotihuacan, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
6.25" (15.9cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Teotihuacan
Medium: Stone
Location: Great Britain
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| Description |
Throughout the course of history, great
civilizations have used the mask as a symbol of
powerful magic. The gold masks of Mycenae, the
mummy masks of Egypt, the wax ancestor
portraits of Rome; all have tried to capture not
just the likeness of important persons but their
spirit. Teotihuacan was the greatest capital of
ancient Mexico, a center of learning and the arts.
Reviving the traditions of the earlier Olmec
culture, the artists of Teotihuacan created stone
masks of enduring beauty and mystery. Their
ceremonial function is uncertain; it is not known
if they represent mortals or gods. This splendid
example depicts the human face wiht serene
simplicity. To gaze upon this image is to feel the
energy of an ancient culture at its peak.
- (PF.1377)
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