Sultepec Mask

100 B.C.–A.D. 650

Onyx

13.97 × 12.7 × 5.72 cm (5 1/2 × 5 × 2 1/4 in.)

Gift of Theodore N. Kaplan and Henry Tobin

2015.136.5

Geography:

Mexico

Status:

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Culture:

Mexico, Zultepec, Teotihuacan Culture

Period:

Early Classic Period

Classification:

Apparel/Costume

Provenance:

Purchased from Lands Beyond, NY

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.