Vessel with Deity Mask, 1200-900 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Vessel with Deity Mask, 1200-900 BC. Creator: Unknown.

2-747-399 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Vessel with Deity Mask, 1200-900 BC. This unusual vessel is made of a U-shaped container and a sheet of clay modeled as a deity mask that is startling in its power: pierced eyes glare from the shadow of a muscular brow; the chin juts aggressively; and the part-bird, part-jaguar mouth opens in a shriek. This may be the face of the Olmec rain deity, the inspiration for much Olmec ritual and many accomplished works of art. The vessel may come from a grave or a buried offering.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Ceramic, traces of pigment

Picture Type
  1. Ceramic

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3886x4674
File Size : 53,213kb


Aliases

  1. 2002.67
  1. 162338
  1. 0940023947
  1. 2-747-399
  1. 2002.67
  1. 2747399


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