Chontal/Early Teotihuacan stone mask, Late Preclassic/Protoclassic, ca. 300 B.C.-A.D. 250

showing naturalistic features with prominent nose, closely set eyes probably once inlaid, ears with ornaments, and high cheekbones, showing incised teeth and remains of resinous inlay; in translucent creamy stone; pierced at the temples. 

Andre Schoeller, Paris, 1950s

stone shows alteration consistent with age, small chip in nose bridge, chip to rear right ear, rear left suspension hole, nice remains of inlay.
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Cf. Gay and Gay (2001: pl. 153) for the Chontal-Teotihuacan type; see also (ibid:plate 139), for a tecali figure.