Mask, Type K Artist: Unknown

1200–900 B.C.

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Ceramic with red‑brown and ochre painted highlights

Dimensions

5 5/8 × 5 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 5 1/2 in. (14.3 × 14.6 × 5.5 × 14 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil. 1974

Accession Number

2020.27.3

Geography

Tlatilco, Mexico

Culture

Mexico, Tlatilco

Period

Early Formative Period

Classification

Masks

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Purchased at auction Arte Primitivo, NYC, March 6, 2017, sale # 84, lot 5; Estate of Emily A. Wingert, from the Collection of Emily A. and Paul S. Wingert, Monclair, NJ, 1950s-to early 1980s; Everett Rassiga (1922-2003), New York City, July 28, 1965, #1520; Acquired from Everett Rassiga, NYC, July 28, 1965, Item #1520
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects, human figures (visual works), masks (costume)

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