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Máscara teotihuacana
Teotihuacan mask made of a deep green-colored
stone. It was found in Offering 82 with a pair of earplugs accompanying
it. Measuring 21.5 cm in height, it still preserves its shell and obsidian
inlay in eyes and teeth. Teotihuacan
was the first great metropolis of Mesoamerica and its great culture stood
out in all respects. Teotihuacan masks and faces are particularly recognizable
throughout the world, for their expressive quality and extraordinary manufacture.
This mask would have been at least eight centuries old when the Mexicas
deposited it in one of their offerings.
Last Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História,
México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc,
México, D.F. 06060
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1997
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