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THBStriking Teotihuacan Stone Mask
Lot 115
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Mar 4, 2021
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An impressive stone mask of a characteristic angular form with boldly delineated facial features, carved from a beautiful stone of mottled sage green, dove grey, and creamy beige hues with darker green and grey inclusions, from the sacred city of Teotihuacan ("the place were the gods were created"), at one time the largest city in the Pre-Columbian world, famous for its pyramids (Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon) as well as the Great Compound with the Temple of Quetzalcoatl (aka Temple of the Plumed Serpent) punctuating the Avenue of the Dead. Clearly created by an expert sculptor, this engaging mask's celt-shaped visage presents deep-set, almond-shaped, quixotic eyes surmounted by gracefully arched brows which lead to the bridge of a naturalistically rendered nose with delineated nostrils, above an open mouth. Size: 6.75" L x 6.125" W (17.1 cm x 15.6 cm)
The mask's flanged ears were perforated so as to receive decorative ornaments that have vanished with the sands of time. In addition, bilateral perforations were drilled through the temples for suspension/attachment. A mesmerizing mask that was likely a prestige object when it was made and continues to be a beautiful piece of art!
Stone masks like this example are perhaps the best known works of Teotihuacan art. Archaeologists have discovered them in the vicinity of temples and complexes along the Avenue of the Dead. Some speculate that they may have been attached to wooden armatures in temples to represent deities on their journey to achieving god-hood.
Provenance: private New York, USA collector from 1966
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#162119Repaired from approximately eight pieces with some losses along the break lines as shown. Still, a very impressive example presenting a mesmerizing visage and made from inherently beautiful stone.Condition
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