Pre-Columbian Sultepec alabaster mask
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Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Sultepec, Late Preclassic period, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A superb example of an alabaster carving from Guerrero, Mexico, a region best known for Mezcala and Chontal sculpture. This fascinating example boasts features particular to the Sultepec, such as a prominent aquiline nose that makes for a marvelous profile. From the front, the piece presents close-set, ovoid eyes and a petite, open mouth. Snowy white remains of stucco are scattered over the vizard, while a pair of drill holes pierce the upper corners, probably intended for fastening the mask to a funerary bundle of the noble elite. Ancient sculptors usually carved "tecalli," also called "alabaster" or aragonite, a calcium carbonate stone found in caves. Size: 5.1" W x 5.5" H (13 cm x 14 cm) Restored nose.
Cf. The Walters Art Museum, accession number 29.4 and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.2001.212.20.
Cf. The Walters Art Museum, accession number 29.4 and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.2001.212.20.
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