Jadeite Olmec Mask
10th-6th Century BC
Height: 17.1 cm
The face show typical features of Olmec art, with slanted almond shaped eyes and toothless down turned mouth. Probably not worn as an actual mask (there are no holes for the eyes or mouth), it may have been used for decoration or for placing over the face of mummies.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art
brittle-days reblogged this from samarkandian
ogawasan likes this
rare-birds likes this
anhanga likes this
tarzarnz reblogged this from pomulev
pomulev reblogged this from mercutiox
mercutiox reblogged this from ancientpeoples
quitapenas-blog likes this
lapaol likes this
paige-lily reblogged this from samarkandian
ex-ist likes this
fanube likes this
sparklefishbulb likes this
ilianation reblogged this from tomorrow-starts-today
ilianation likes this
tomorrow-starts-today reblogged this from samarkandian
samarkandian reblogged this from ancientpeoples and added:
Jadeite Olmec Mask 10th-6th Century BC The face show typical features of Olmec art, with slanted almond shaped eyes and...
kamikava likes this
nubesdemalibu reblogged this from ancientpeoples
allincompassing reblogged this from ancientpeoples
thegreenteacrimewavestudio reblogged this from ancientpeoples
90plusdays reblogged this from ancientpeoples
mentalalchemy likes this
abstrused likes this
tetriak reblogged this from ancientpeoples
sharkton likes this
bibliomancer7 likes this
bactaqueen reblogged this from ancientpeoples
shark-butt-soup reblogged this from ancientpeoples
riley-the-redd likes this
awkwardblueeyes reblogged this from ancientpeoples
pipius likes this
lust-thrust reblogged this from ancientpeoples
pookascrayon reblogged this from ancientpeoples
somethingtodowiththestars reblogged this from ancientpeoples
pookascrayon likes this
tealovinggirl reblogged this from ancientpeoples
mundonacabeca likes this
ancientpeoples posted this
