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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

Unknown, Mosaic Mask, 400–1520 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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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