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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:22 +0100

MASK OF MALINALTEPEC, WARRIOR

Masks participated in fertility and funeral rites; they were attavios
of deities and priests. In western Mexico, as in the rest of
Mesoamerica, were placed on the face of the dead along with various
objects as offerings. This mask is related to culture
teotihuacana, made of serpentine, decorated with small mosaics of
turquoise, red shell and in the eyes has inlays of nacre shell and
obsidian. On the forehead it presents a glyph, and between the mouth and nose a nostril
in the shape of a stylized butterfly, from the lower part of the face hangs a
beaded necklace and an elaborate red shell pendant.

Chronology: Classic 600 - 750 AD