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Vessel with Wind God Effigy Mound 30d, Urn Burial F-12, Izapa Mid-1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Ceramic, remnants of stucco; height 11 3/8 in. Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City The effigy on this vessel wears a mouth mask which covers the end of the nose, the cheeks, and the ears. The open mouth may signify the force of the wind; or, perhaps, the power of divine speech. |