1st millennium AD. A carved stone head with ribbed brow band and segmented cap, stern face with drilled detailing to the eyes, nostrils and mouth, pierced for suspension at the four corners. For a range of Olmec masks see Berrin, K and Fields, V. Olmec, Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico, New Haven, 2011. 388 grams, 10.6cm (4 1/4"). Property of a Brussels gentleman; ex Stair Galleries, New York, USA, 2013. This mask is clearly in the style of the middle formative Olmec period and displays the classic snarling features of the jaguar.