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Precolombian Collection

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Page from the Dresden Codex, Maya manuscript

Page from the Dresden Codex, Maya manuscript. Chromolithograph of a page showing a section of a tonalamatl, a sacred season of 260 days

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Ballplayer Figure, between 400 and 600. Creator: Unknown

Ballplayer Figure, between 400 and 600. Creator: Unknown
Ballplayer Figure, between 400 and 600

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Hacha in the Form of a Skull, between 700 and 900. Creator: Unknown

Hacha in the Form of a Skull, between 700 and 900. Creator: Unknown
Hacha in the Form of a Skull, between 700 and 900

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Ballplayer Figure, between 600 and 900. Creator: Unknown

Ballplayer Figure, between 600 and 900. Creator: Unknown
Ballplayer Figure, between 600 and 900

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Grater with Handle in the Form of a Male Head, 300 B.C.-A.D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Grater with Handle in the Form of a Male Head, 300 B.C.-A.D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Grater with Handle in the Form of a Male Head, 300 B.C.-A.D. 300

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Ruins of Quemada, 1849. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of Quemada, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of Quemada, 1849. The ancient site of La Quemada in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Ancient Aqueduct, from the Mountain of Tezcosingo, 1849. Creator: Unknown

Ancient Aqueduct, from the Mountain of Tezcosingo, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Ancient Aqueduct, from the Mountain of Tezcosingo, 1849. Texcotzingo near Texcoco in Mexico is claimed to be one of the first extant botanical gardens in the Americas

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Pyramids of San Juan, 1849. Creator: Unknown

Pyramids of San Juan, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Pyramids of San Juan, 1849. The pyramids at Teotihuacan in Mexico. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. [Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Pre-Columbian Mayan Maize-god

Pre-Columbian Mayan Maize-god

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Aztec temple sacrifice

Aztec temple sacrifice. From the Codex Magliabicciano, Museo de America, Madrid

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: The Ruins of Copan, Central America: square stone with sides facing the points of the compass

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: square stone with sides facing the points of the compass, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: square stone with sides facing the points of the compass, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: The Ruins of Copan, Central America: altar-stone, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: altar-stone, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: altar-stone, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin. 'Just where the ruins stand...the valley opens out into a small alluvial plain of great

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: The Ruins of Copan, Central America: monolith, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: monolith, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: monolith, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin. 'Just where the ruins stand...the valley opens out into a small alluvial plain of great

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: The Ruins of Copan, Central America: a head, with other sculptured stones, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: a head, with other sculptured stones, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: a head, with other sculptured stones, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Ancient Aztec Idol; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Ancient Aztec Idol; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Ancient Aztec Idol; An Ascent of the Cofre de Perote, Mexico, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Panel, Peru, 1250/1470. Creator: Unknown

Panel, Peru, 1250/1470. Creator: Unknown
Panel, Peru, 1250/1470. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Fragment (Possibly From a Tunic), Peru, 600 / 1532 A. D. Creator: Unknown

Fragment (Possibly From a Tunic), Peru, 600 / 1532 A. D. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Possibly From a Tunic), Peru, 600/1532 A.D. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Portrait of Langston Hughes, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Portrait of Langston Hughes, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Portrait of Langston Hughes

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Chichen-Itza. Creator: Joshua Johnston

Chichen-Itza. Creator: Joshua Johnston
Chichen-Itza

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Jar in the Form of a Figure Holding a Drum and Carrying a Child, A. D. 1200/1450. Creator: Unknown

Jar in the Form of a Figure Holding a Drum and Carrying a Child, A. D. 1200/1450. Creator: Unknown
Jar in the Form of a Figure Holding a Drum and Carrying a Child, A.D. 1200/1450. Peru, possibly Chimu-Inca

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Squatting Female Figurine, A. D. 100 / 600. Creator: Unknown

Squatting Female Figurine, A. D. 100 / 600. Creator: Unknown
Squatting Female Figurine, A.D. 100/600. Costa Rica

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands, A. D. 800 / 1200. Creator: Unknown

Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands, A. D. 800 / 1200. Creator: Unknown
Circular Nose Ornament Incised with Concentric Bands, A.D. 800/1200. Cocle, Venado Beach, Cocle province, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Nose Ornament in the Form of a Turtle with C-shaped Body, A. D. 800 / 1200. Creator: Unknown

Nose Ornament in the Form of a Turtle with C-shaped Body, A. D. 800 / 1200. Creator: Unknown
Nose Ornament in the Form of a Turtle with C-shaped Body, A.D. 800/1200

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Nose Ornament in the Form of an Long-Nosed Saurian with C-shaped Body, A. D. 800 / 1200

Nose Ornament in the Form of an Long-Nosed Saurian with C-shaped Body, A. D. 800 / 1200
Nose Ornament in the Form of an Long-Nosed Saurian with C-shaped Body, A.D. 800/1200. Cocle, Venado Beach, Cocle province, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Double-Spouted Orangeware Bottle, 650 / 150 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Double-Spouted Orangeware Bottle, 650 / 150 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Double-Spouted Orangeware Bottle, 650/150 B.C. Paracas, possibly Cerro Blanco, Ocucaje area, Ica Valley, Peru

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure, A. D. 1100 / 1300

Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure, A. D. 1100 / 1300
Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure, A.D. 1100/1300. Cocle, possibly La Pena, Veraguas province, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Jar with Abstract Human Face Painted on Shoulder, 650 / 150 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Jar with Abstract Human Face Painted on Shoulder, 650 / 150 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Jar with Abstract Human Face Painted on Shoulder, 650/150 B.C. Ica Valley, Peru

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Filigree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad, A. D. 500 / 1000. Creator: Unknown

Filigree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad, A. D. 500 / 1000. Creator: Unknown
Filigree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad, A.D. 500/1000. Cocle, Venado Beach, Cocle province, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads, A. D. 200 / 300. Creator: Unknown

Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads, A. D. 200 / 300. Creator: Unknown
Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads, A.D. 200/300. Early Classic Maya, Peten region, Guatemala

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speach-Scroll, A. D. 600 / 900

Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speach-Scroll, A. D. 600 / 900
Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speach-Scroll, A.D. 600/900. Classic Veracruz, Cerro Montoso style, Mexico

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks, A. D. 800 / 1200

Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks, A. D. 800 / 1200
Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks, A.D. 800/1200. Gold caiman-like creatures, with plaster restoration of boar tusks. Cocle, Cocle province, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Open Bowl in the Form of a Jaguar, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Open Bowl in the Form of a Jaguar, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Open Bowl in the Form of a Jaguar, A.D. 600/900. Ometepe Island, Lake Nicaragua (Cocibolca), Nicaragua

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A. D. 500 / 750. Creator: Unknown

Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A. D. 500 / 750. Creator: Unknown
Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A.D. 500/750. Classic Veracruz, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Necklace with Three Round Pendant Disks, A. D. 1000 / 1400. Creator: Unknown

Necklace with Three Round Pendant Disks, A. D. 1000 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Necklace with Three Round Pendant Disks, A.D. 1000/1400. Near Guayaquil, Ecuador

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Tripod vessel with Knotted Motif, A. D. 850 / 950. Creator: Unknown

Tripod vessel with Knotted Motif, A. D. 850 / 950. Creator: Unknown
Tripod vessel with Knotted Motif, A.D. 850/950. Classic Maya, Ulua River Valley, Honduras, or Peten region, Guatemala

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Pendant in the Form of an Abstract Bird with Outstretched Wings and Tail, A. D. 1000 / 1550

Pendant in the Form of an Abstract Bird with Outstretched Wings and Tail, A. D. 1000 / 1550
Pendant in the Form of an Abstract Bird with Outstretched Wings and Tail, A.D. 1000/1550. Veraguas, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Nose Ornament with Lateral Extensions in Suggesting Whiskers, Wings, or Fish Barbels, A. D

Nose Ornament with Lateral Extensions in Suggesting Whiskers, Wings, or Fish Barbels, A. D. 1000/1500 Creator: Unknown
Nose Ornament with Lateral Extensions in Suggesting Whiskers, Wings, or Fish Barbels, A.D. 1000/1500. Narino, Possibly Miraflores, Pupiales, Colombia

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Male Figure, 500 / 300 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Male Figure, 500 / 300 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Male Figure, 500/300 B.C. Chupicuaro, Formative period, Guanajuato, Mexico

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Figure of a Woman in Ceremonial Dress, A. D. 700 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Figure of a Woman in Ceremonial Dress, A. D. 700 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Woman in Ceremonial Dress, A.D. 700/900. Possibly Totonac, Nopiloa, Veracruz, Mexico

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Bowl Depicting a Mask atop a Bighorn-Sheep Head, 1300 / 1400. Creator: Unknown

Bowl Depicting a Mask atop a Bighorn-Sheep Head, 1300 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Bowl Depicting a Mask atop a Bighorn-Sheep Head, 1300/1400. Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Redware, Cibola region, Arizona

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Tripod Bowl Depicting Head of Bird on its Interior Surface, A. D. 1200 / 1521

Tripod Bowl Depicting Head of Bird on its Interior Surface, A. D. 1200 / 1521
Tripod Bowl Depicting Head of Bird on its Interior Surface, A.D. 1200/1521. Mixteca-Puebla style, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Pendant in the Form of a Frog, A. D. 1000 / 1500. Creator: Unknown

Pendant in the Form of a Frog, A. D. 1000 / 1500. Creator: Unknown
Pendant in the Form of a Frog, A.D. 1000/1500. Veraguas, Panama

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Figurine (Tunjo) of a Figure Holding Plants and Cup, Wearing a Crown, A. D. 1000 / 1500

Figurine (Tunjo) of a Figure Holding Plants and Cup, Wearing a Crown, A. D. 1000 / 1500
Figurine (Tunjo) of a Figure Holding Plants and Cup, Wearing a Crown, A.D. 1000/1500. Muisca, Colombia

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Jar with Textile-Like Pattern and Handle in Form of an Animal, A. D. 1000 / 1476

Jar with Textile-Like Pattern and Handle in Form of an Animal, A. D. 1000 / 1476
Jar with Textile-Like Pattern and Handle in Form of an Animal, A.D. 1000/1476. Chancay, Peru

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A. D. 500 / 1000

Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A. D. 500 / 1000
Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A.D. 500/1000. Possibly Nieveria, Peru or Bolivia

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings, 1300 / 1400. Creator: Unknown

Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings, 1300 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings, 1300/1400. Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware, Cibola region, Arizona

Background imagePrecolombian Collection: Urn Painted with a Geometric Textile-like Pattern, A. D. 1100 / 1500. Creator: Unknown

Urn Painted with a Geometric Textile-like Pattern, A. D. 1100 / 1500. Creator: Unknown
Urn Painted with a Geometric Textile-like Pattern, A.D. 1100/1500. Carchi, Carchi province, Ecuador



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