Cult mask presenting a face with a beautiful hieratic... Lot 52

Cult mask presenting a face with a beautiful hieratic expression and a formalist rendering. His mouth is open, the lips drawn with care and balance, the nose slightly flattened and nostrils pierced. Its ears, presented by two rectangular protrusions, are pierced, perhaps they were originally adorned with ornaments made of perishable material. Its cheeks are embellished with a stepped decoration symbolizing the steps of a temple staircase. Carved and polished (jadeite or serpentine) Teotihuacan, Mexico, Classical period, 200-650 AD 16 x 17 x 8 cm Provenance: Oger et Dumont, Drouot Paris, sale of 30 May 2002, Lot n°176 of the catalogue, reproduced on the cover (appraised by the German archaeologist Ferdinand Anton) A scientific analysis carried out on 16/07/99 by Dr Caspar of the Catholic University of Louvin and a second analysis carried out by Dr Philippe Blanc of the University Pierre et Marie Curie, will be given to the purchaser.