# Elongated Mask Ornament

- Date: c. 900–300 BCE
- Medium: greenstone
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Overall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)
- Culture: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.154)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.154/1967.154_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Small masks made of precious media-especially greenstone, which Mesoamerican people valued above most other materials-likely served as elements of Olmec elite regalia. Such masks commonly depict human faces, although it is unclear whether the creature shown on this unusual example is human or supernatural. It may be a late work.