Serpentine Maskette
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1926
label: Collection Date
content: 1926
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. William H. Holmes
label: Donor Name
content: National Gallery Of Art
label: Site Name
content: La Venta
notes: label: Notes
content: From Olmec website (http://anthropology.si.edu/olmec), 2004: "'This 3-inch-high ritual mask dating to 900 BC is made from serpentine, a highly prized green stone, and illustrates the expertise of Olmec stoneworkers.' (pg128: Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World) Presence of cinnabar across face."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tabasco, Mexico, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 092343
label: USNM Number
content: A331761-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mask
physicalDescription: label: Unknown
content: 5 cm
label: Unknown
content: 6.5 cm
label: Unknown
content: 2.5 cm