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They employed tens of thousands of artists, including skilled metalworkers that produced objects of precious metal for the nobility. Masks such as this would never have been worn by the living. They played an essential role in death and burial and were placed on the funerary bundle. These decorative masks helped indicate the rank of the deceased. The ornate, circular ear ornaments may have held actual feathers. The upper portion of the mask is decorated with puma heads and bent, stylized figures of warriors wearing elaborate feathered headdresses. Separate ornaments may have been attached to the mask near the eyes, around the nose and along the side of the face. The nose, which was raised in relief, has been lost. [Gallery label text, 2009] ", "Dedication" : "R. T. 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And we heard later on that he went down, unfortunately, his friends were out by the time he got down, so then he was immediately clapped into prison, and he was in prison for several years. But he got out some very fine things. One of the best things was the gold mask that we have. Which is a beauty. One of the ears was missing on it, remember? Able to find another one that could be turned around, upside down and more or less be fitted in with the other one. Isabel Herdle: But it''s repousse, so it''s, isn''t it, but it was in the wrong direction, but at least it fills in. 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