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Mask

Colima, West Mexico
Mask
 400 BCE-200 BCE

Medium
serpentine

Measurements
17.2 × 13.5 × 7.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd, Fellow, 1982
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Colima, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC11-1982

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Mask. Stylized, hollowed out with perforated eyes sharing features of masks from Guerrero and Colima.

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