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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Teotihuacan-Style Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Teotihuacan-Style Mask

Place CreatedMexico, North America
CultureAztec
PeriodLate Postclassic
Date1490-1510 CE
MediumQuartzite
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions4 7/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 1/4 in. (11.3 x 9.4 x 3.1 cm)
Object number1990.011.270
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 48, figure 89.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Genevieve Arnold (1928-2005), Atlanta, Georgia, July 12, 1982.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas