Galleries > Pre-Columbian Artifacts
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Figurine
Standing Male Figurine; black diorite; Olmec Culture; Tabasco, Mexico, circa 1300-200 BC
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Figurine Amulet
Human Figurine Amulet; grey & white meta-quartz diorite; Mezcala Culture, Guerrero, Mexico; circa 2000-1000 BC
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Figurine
Seated Human Figurine; grey/green meta-quartz diorite; Mezcala Culture, Guerrero, Mexico; circa 2000-1000 BC
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Figurines
Ceramic Female Figurines; Jalisco, West Mexico; circa 200 BC-AD 300; Tala-Tonala style also known as "Sheep Face" figurines
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Warrior Figurine
Standing Warrior Figurine; buff ceramics with traces of white slip; Guatemala; Mayan; Classic Period, AD 300-800
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Figurine
Human Effigy Figurine; tan ceramics; Moche Culture; Peru; circa AD 100-800
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Figurine
Standing Male Figurine; tan ceramics; Nayarit, West Mexico; circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Stone Head
Stone Head; grey quartzite or beta-quartz diorite; Belize, Mayan post classic AD 800-1200
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Masks
Olmec Masks; jade; Olmec Culture, Vera Cruz, Mexico; 1300-200 BC
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Head Effigy
Head Effigy, semi-translucent green fluorite; Guatemala; Mayan; Classic period, circa AD 300-800
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Jar
Noded Ceramic Jar or Olla; Colima, West Mexico; circa 200 BC- AD 300
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Jar
Zoomorphic Jar; red slip on grey ceramics; La Venta, Tabasco Province, Mexico; AD 100-400
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Ceramic Bowl
Melon/Squash/Pumkin Effigy Ceramic Bowl; Colima, W. Mexico; circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Bowl
Pedestle Bowl, gray ceramics with red & white designs; Jalisco, W. Mexico; circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Olla
Red on Buff Olla; buff ceramics; Colima, W. Mexico; circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Bowl
Bat Effigy Bowl; grey ceramics; Nayarit, w. Mexico; 200 BC-AD 300
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Tripod Bowl
Tripod Bowl; red/brown colored slip scrolls on buff ceramics; Jalisco, W. Mexico; circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Tripod Bowl
Monkey Effigy Rattle Leg Tripod Bowl, grey polished ceramics; Costa Rica; circa AD 900-1200
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Waterbottle
Red on Buff Waterbottle; buff ceramics; Colima, W. Mexico, circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Waterbottle
Human Full Body Effigy Waterbottle; red slip over buff ceramics; Jalisco, W. Mexico, circa 200 BC-AD 300
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Bone Dagger
Bone Dagger; carved deer legbone with king likeness; Guatemala; Mayan; Classic Period, AD 300-800
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Flute
Flute; grey hardstone carved with Caymen figure; Belize: Mayan; Classic Period, AD 300-800
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Ear Flair
Ear Flair; green jade; Guatemala; Mayan, Classic Period AD 300-800
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Jade Beads
Jade Beads; Taxco, Mexico, circa AD 200-600
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Canteen
Ceramic Canteen; Chancay Culture; Chancay Valley, Peru, circa AD 1100-1450
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Pitcher
Ceramic Pitcher; Chancay Culture; Chancay Valley, Peru; circa AD 1100-1450
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Waterbottle
Ceramic Waterbottle; Chancay Culture; Chancay Valley, Peru, circa AD 1100-1450
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Nayarit Seated King Figurine
Nayarit, W. Mexico; grey granite; circa 200BC-AD300
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Nayarit Seated King Figurine
Nayarit, W. Mexico; grey granite; circa 200BC-AD300
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Standing Male Figurine
Nayarit, W. Mexico, circa 200 BC-AD 300, 11" tall ceramic redware
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Seated Male Figurine
Colima, West Mexico, circa 1500 BC; baked but not fired buff ceramics with traces of white paint slip; Capache style ceramics; this is the oldest type ceramics found in West Mexico.
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Seated Male Figurine
Colima, W. Mexico, circa 200 BC-AD 300; red slip over buff ceramics
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Jade Beads
Guatemala, Mayan, Classic Period, circa AD 300-900; top - rabbit effigy; middle - human head effigies; bottom - (left three) full human body effigies; (right) truncated pyramid
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Ocarini (flute)
Costa Rica, circa AD 900-1200; red & white slip over buff ceramics; some type of animal effigy
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Large Jade Bead
Mayan, Classic Period, AD 300-900, Guatemala
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