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Mask

Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico
Mask
 Late Formative 300 BCE-300 CE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
16.3 × 13.8 × 7.8 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1986

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC1-1986

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Portrait mask.

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