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| Keywords: Sultepec - Mask - Walters 294.jpg This mask is a fine example of stone carving from the Late Formative or Late Preclassic period Guerrero the region from which the piece probably comes is known for a wide variety of sculptural styles including Mezcala and Chontal Ancient sculptors usually carved tecalli also called alabaster or aragonite a calcium carbonate stone found in caves Though few masks from any ancient American culture have been excavated archeologically it is thought that they were probably tied to the funerary bundles of the nobility As with many Sulpetec masks the large aquiline nose dominates the face when viewed in profile but the sublte modeleing of the cheeks and browline create a well-proportioned impression when viewed frontally ca 600 300 BC Late Formative aragonite cm 19 15 accession number 29 4 22670 Dr Milton Leof New York Mr John A Stokes Jr New York October 15 1973 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr John A Stokes Jr 2001 place of origin Sultepec Mexico Walters Art Museum license Mexican Pre-Columbian art in the Walters Art Museum Pre Hispanic masks of Mexico Archaeological sites in Guerrero Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
