Mummy Mask

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Paracas

Title

Mummy Mask

Place

Peru (Object made in)

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Made 200 BCE–100 BCE

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; painted

Dimensions

Without extended warps: 18.8 × 24 cm (7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wielgus

Reference Number

1957.282

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