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Ceramic mask with wrinkled red-painted face, fan-shaped headdress, circular ear ornaments and yellow tassels, on a small stand against gray.

Mask from an Incense Burner Portraying the Old Deity of Fire

A ceramic mask with a wrinkled, toothless face painted in red and ochre, framed by a fan-like headdress with circular ear ornaments and yellow tassels. The modeled surface shows traces of pigment on a stand against a gray background.

Artist
Teotihuacan
Date
450–750 CE
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1955 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 750).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Joseph P. Antonow

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