Anthropomorphic mask, Classic period, 200 - 650 AD ·  Mexico, Teotihuacán · ID: 3053034

Description

alabaster,

This mask, with its calm, balanced expression, embodies the idealised aesthetics of the classical period of Teotihuacan. It features clearly defined lips, inlaid indentations at the corners of the mouth and eyes, a strikingly shaped aquiline nose, and finely arched, narrow eyebrows

The object Anthropomorphic mask, Classic period, 200 - 650 AD with the object ID 3053034 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 26 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.

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Notices

This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).