Mask
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1000–250 BCE
Medium: Perforated sandstone, presumed to be natural
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Stone
Culture: Japan
Period: Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 BCE) or later
Themes: Masks
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Date range
-1000 – -250
Largest dimension
10.2 cm
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