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Mask
(Ancient Americas )
While this mask has been carved with the almond-shaped eyes and upturned, snarling mouth that characterize many ancient Olmec face panels, scholars have determined that this work is actually modern.
Provenance
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Private collection, Santa Fe; Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; purchased by John G. Bourne, Sante Fe, 2001; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2001 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
[1] according to Bourne Foundation accounts
Geographies
Mexico (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/8 x W: 4 1/16 x D: 1 9/16 in. (13 x 10.3 x 3.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2009.20.129