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Mesoamerican Teotihuacan Jadeite Mask Mesoamerican Teotihuacan Jadeite Mask Mesoamerican Teotihuacan Jadeite Mask
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LOT 2332

Mesoamerican Teotihuacan Jadeite Mask

CIRCA 200-600 A.D. OR LATER

2 3/4 in. (105 grams, 69 mm).

Miniature D-shaped mask with hole above the brow. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

Literature

For a range of masks from Teotihuacan see Berrin, K., Teotihuacan, Art from the City of the Gods, Thames and Hudson, 1993, pp.188-193.

Footnotes

This is a very classical mask from the early city of Teotihuacan. Such masks were crafted within the city state and surrounds and are considered to have been produced for ceremonial purposes. Larger examples are thought to have been attached to larger wooden structures. This example forms part of a smaller sub set of Teotihuacan masks and has been sensitively carved showing ancient surface wear.

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LOT 2332

Mesoamerican Teotihuacan Jadeite Mask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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