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Chontal and Mezcala

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Mezcala, 300

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Mezcala, 300

Physical Qualities Volcanic rock, possibly welded tuff, 7 7/8 × 5 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (20 × 13 × 8 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1960.30.24
Minimal broad carving lines define the brows, nose, mouth, and chin of this mask-like head. Ear flanges carved from the same block add to its mask-like quality.
Baltimore Museum of Art. The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1958, no. 24, page 12.

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