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a Chontal Stone mask, Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B.C.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
the sculpted face with aquiline nose and large pecked eyes, squared chin and open mouth slightly skewed, and wearing ear ornaments; in deep green stone, pierced at the temples for suspension.
Provenance
Acquired in 1977
Catalogue Note
Cf. Gay and Gay (2001: pl. 76).
This type is a precursor to the Teotihuacan style notably the addition of ear ornaments, defined nose, and squared chin.