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Collections

Mask with Inlaid Teeth200–600 CE

Not on view
Small polished dark stone mask depicting a human face with carved almond-shaped eyes, flat nose, and inlaid ivory-colored teeth, viewed straight-on

Unknown, Mask with Inlaid Teeth, 200–600 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Mask with Inlaid Teeth
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
200–600 CE
Medium
Stone with shell inlay
Dimensions
6 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (16.19 × 15.88 × 6.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1996.146.50
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot. Sacred Gifts: Precolumbian Art and Creativity. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1994.
Selected Exhibition History
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation. December 21, 2019 - July 11, 2020
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation. May 3, 2024 - May 27, 2024
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation. November 15, 2024–April 24, 2025

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