Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1057: 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) , 1943.1057,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230205. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1057 People Unidentified Artist Title Mask 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/230205 Physical Descriptions Medium Black serpentine Dimensions 15.4 x 16.4 x 7.4 cm (6 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.) with base: 20.7 x 16.4 x 11.7 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 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 1943.1057 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 Four holes for suspension; ears rectangular and perforated in lobes, nostrils drilled deep; mouth partially open. Eyes may have contained inlays. On black-painted wooden base. Wired to mount with elaborate metal brackets. Eyebolt screwed into back of 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 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
