Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1055: Mask Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Mask (Unidentified Artist) , 1943.1055,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230106. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1055 People Unidentified Artist Title Mask Other Titles Alternate Title: Large Mask with Hollow Eyes, Open Mouth Classification Sculpture Work Type mask, sculpture Date 3rd-7th century Places Creation Place: North America, Mexico, Teotihuacan Culture Mexican Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230106 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray limestone with traces of polychromy Dimensions 18.9 x 19.7 x 11 cm (7 7/16 x 7 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.) with base: 28.8 x 19.7 x 12.4 cm (11 5/16 x 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: back of base, ink, typed: 10 label: back of base, ink, handwritten: 17 label: back of mount, graphite, handwritten: Drawing / Rm Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Brummer Gallery, New York], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1938, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1055 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Eyes elongated; broad nose shows deep nostrils; mouth partially open; ears performated. "Saw" marks. Eyes show shallow holes at each corner. Traces of having been inlaid. Black-painted wood base. Publication History Chinese Sculpture, Bronzes, Jades, Paintings and Drawings, Egyptian and Persian sculpture, Pre-Columbian art; selected from the collection of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1943), p. 8 Exhibition History Chinese sculpture, bronzes, jades, paintings and drawings, Egyptian and Persian sculpture, Pre-Columbian art : selected from the collection of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/01/1943 - 02/28/1944 For Students of Art and Lovers of Beauty: Highlights from the Collection of Grenville L. Winthrop, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/16/2004 Tangible Things, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Cambridge, 01/24/2011 - 05/29/2011 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Collection Highlights Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
