Fragment of a Teotihuacán Deity Mask
2019 © Maxim Tabachnik
Pyramid of the Sun from the Plaza of the MoonAvenue of the Dead and Pyramid of the SunCentral Courtyard of the CiudadelaMax Overlooking TeotihuacánFeline Mural, Avenue of the DeadPyramid of the Moon and the Sacred AxisIncense Burner with Deity MaskFragment of a Teotihuacán Deity Mask

Fragment of a Teotihuacán Deity Mask

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This ceramic fragment (300–600) shows part of a large deity mask with a heavy brow, circular earspool, and rows of applied nodules around the mouth. The features suggest a Storm or War Serpent figure from Teotihuacán ritual imagery. Such masks attached to temple façades and altars, turning architectural surfaces into active divine presences in civic space.