Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster
Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD, Mexico, Central Gulf Coast, Size: H: 13 cm (H: 5.1 inch), ID: 3052940
Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD, Mexico, Central Gulf Coast, Size: H: 13 cm (H: 5.1 inch), ID: 3052940 - 2/5 Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD, Mexico, Central Gulf Coast, Size: H: 13 cm (H: 5.1 inch), ID: 3052940 - 3/5 Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD, Mexico, Central Gulf Coast, Size: H: 13 cm (H: 5.1 inch), ID: 3052940 - 4/5 Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD, Mexico, Central Gulf Coast, Size: H: 13 cm (H: 5.1 inch), ID: 3052940 - 5/5
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Lot 38
Auction 106

Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD ·  Mexico, Central Gulf Coast · ID: 3052940

Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
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Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 28
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch

Description

ceramic, may be a pectoral, drill hole from a thermoluminescence analysis (4187423) on the underside

This characteristic depiction of the eyes, especially in conjunction with the feline features around the mouth, suggests a particular manifestation of the rain god “tlaloc”.

Notices

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

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