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Mask face, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 AD - Mexico, Teotihuacán

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Mask face, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 AD - Mexico, Teotihuacán

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Description

black stone,
H: 17 cm, H: 6,7 inch

Provenance:
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland

Continent: America
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee)

Condition

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Mask face, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 AD - Mexico, Teotihuacán

Name: Mask face, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 AD - Mexico, Teotihuacán
SKU: 174170392
Price: 6000 EUR
Availability: InStock

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