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Collections

Mosaic Mask400–1520 CE

Not on view
Mosaic plaque covered in irregularly cut turquoise and blue-green stone tesserae arranged to suggest a schematic face, with two dome-shaped cabochon eyes and small suspension holes near the top edge
Title
Mosaic Mask
Culture
Maya (?)
Place Made
Mexico, Chiapas
Date Made
400–1520 CE
Medium
Turquoise, lapis lazuli, and shell
Dimensions
Height: 2 3/8 in. (6.03 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.329
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

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