Face
| Title | Face |
|---|---|
| Artist | Artist unknown (Teotihuacan) Teotihuacan, Vallery of Mexico, Mexico |
| Date | 300–600 CE 4th century |
| Medium | Stone, spondylus shell, and stucco |
| Classification | masks |
| Origin | Teotihuacán |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Through prior gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wood and Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hartmann; Robert Allerton Trust Fund; through prior gifts of Ethel and Julian R. Goldsmith and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Marx; Morris L. Parker Fund; purchased with funds provided by Cynthia and Terry Perucca and Bill and Stephanie Sick; Wirt D. Walker Trust, Bessie Bennett, and Elizabeth R. Vaughn funds; purchased with funds provided by Rita and Jim Knox and Susan and Stuart Handler; Edward E. Ayer Fund in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson and Gladys N. Anderson Fund; purchased with funds provided by Terry McGuire; Samuel P. Avery Endowment Fund; Charles U. Harris Endowed Acquisition Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Face” is a work by Artist unknown (Teotihuacan) Teotihuacan, Vallery of Mexico, Mexico, dated 300–600 CE. It is executed in stone, spondylus shell, and stucco and classified as masks. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 300–600 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 4th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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