Mesoamerica Collection (page 9)

Funerary urn from tomb 77, Monte Alban, 100-200 AD (ceramic)
452437 Funerary urn from tomb 77, Monte Alban, 100-200 AD (ceramic) by Zapotec; Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City

Skull with jade-encrusted teeth, 1990 (bone)
JPC348096 Skull with jade-encrusted teeth, 1990 (bone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

Lip plug, Mixtec Culture (gold)
XBP397506 Lip plug, Mixtec Culture (gold) by Pre-Columbian; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American, out of copyright

Mask of a king magus used in processions to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany in Mexico
REV397376 Mask of a king magus used in processions to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany in Mexico on 6 January (painted wood) by Mexican School; Museo Rafael Coronel

Zoomorphic stone P, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone)
JPC352282 Zoomorphic stone P, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Quirigua, Guatemala; (add.info.: Dedicated by Sky Xul in 795; depicts Sky Xul seated between the jaws of a hybrid)

Relief on a pyramid, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stucco)
JPC352291 Relief on a pyramid, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stucco) by Mayan; Tonina, Chiapas State, Mexico; (add.info.: Depicts a rodent-headed creature of the underworld; ); out of copyright

Zoomorphic stone, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone)
JPC352281 Zoomorphic stone, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Quirigua, Guatemala; (add.info.: Depicts a king emerging from the head of the Earth Monster; ); out of copyright

Head of the Mayan corn god, Oaxaca, c. 500 AD (earthenware)
XBP343161 Head of the Mayan corn god, Oaxaca, c.500 AD (earthenware) by Mayan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Pendant in shape of a glyph with god Hunahpu (shell)
XBP343153 Pendant in shape of a glyph with god Hunahpu (shell) by Mayan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Ceremonial Ballplayer, Isle of Jaina, c. 600 (clay)
XBP343152 Ceremonial Ballplayer, Isle of Jaina, c.600 (clay) by Mayan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Bas Relief of Ancient Aztec Warriors, from The Stone of Tizoc Commemorating a Ruler
STC116127 Bas Relief of Ancient Aztec Warriors, from The Stone of Tizoc Commemorating a Ruler Holding his Captives by the Head (colour litho) by Bonatti, D.K

Aztec Idols, Mexico (colour lithograph)
STC116121 Aztec Idols, Mexico (colour lithograph) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Coatlicue, Mother of the Gods (stone)
XBP232779 Coatlicue, Mother of the Gods (stone) by Aztec; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Rain-gods Heaven, fresco of Tlalocan (wall painting)
XBP232767 Rain-gods Heaven, fresco of Tlalocan (wall painting) by Aztec; Teotihuacan, Valley of Mexico, Mexico; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Montezuma meets Cortez / Ms Hunter 242 f. 255r Conquest of Mexico
GUL232045 Montezuma meets Cortez / Ms Hunter 242 f.255r Conquest of Mexico, from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

Ms Hunter 242 f. 249r Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Symbolically offers the
GUL232049 Ms Hunter 242 f.249r Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Symbolically offers the New World to Charles V (1500-08), from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper)

Ms Hunter 242 f. 242r Franciscan Friars Burning Traditional Books and Clothes
GUL232046 Ms Hunter 242 f.242r Franciscan Friars Burning Traditional Books and Clothes, from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

Head of Itzam Na, Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico, 1844 (coloured litho)
JPC238279 Head of Itzam Na, Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico, 1844 (coloured litho) by Catherwood, Frederick (1799-1854) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Arch of Labna, Yucatan, Mexico, illustration from Views of Ancient Monuments in
REV287606 Arch of Labna, Yucatan, Mexico, illustration from Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, published London 1844 (colour litho) by Catherwood

Tikal Stela 28, Early Classic Period, 300-600 AD (stone)
JPC310219 Tikal Stela 28, Early Classic Period, 300-600 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo de Tikal, Peten, Guatemala; out of copyright

Funerary vessel (ceramic)
JPC310214 Funerary vessel (ceramic) by Mayan; Museo Arqueologico-Sylvanus G. Morley, Tikal, Guatemala; out of copyright

Tikal Model (photo)
JPC310213 Tikal Model (photo) by Mayan; Museo de Arqueologia, Guatemala; out of copyright

Seibal, Stela 8, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone)
JPC310209 Seibal, Stela 8, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone) by Mayan, (9th century); Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: during the collapse of the classic Mayan cities)

Copan West Court, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (photo)
JPC310197 Copan West Court, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (photo) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

Copan Venus Sculpture (stone)
JPC310196 Copan Venus Sculpture (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

Urn with a face of Tlaloc, Late Post Classic period (stone)
JPC310109 Urn with a face of Tlaloc, Late Post Classic period (stone) by Aztec; Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico; (add.info.: Tlaloc was the Aztec god of rain)

Tomb no. 7, Preclassic period (basalt stone)
JPC310098 Tomb no. 7, Preclassic period (basalt stone) by Olmec Culture; Museo de la Venta, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Hacha with the face of a jaguar, Preclassic period (jade)
JPC310097 Hacha with the face of a jaguar, Preclassic period (jade) by Olmec Culture; Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Copan Stela H, Late Classic Period, c. 730 AD (stone)
JPC310188 Copan Stela H, Late Classic Period, c.730 AD (stone) by Mayan, (8th century AD); Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Back of stela B, Copan, Late Classic Period, 731 AD (stone)
JPC310182 Back of stela B, Copan, Late Classic Period, 731 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: Main plaza, Copan, Honduras; stele; ); out of copyright

Copan Stela 6 (photo)
JPC310178 Copan Stela 6 (photo) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: back sculpted with glyphs; ); out of copyright

Mayan Lord in Cacaxtla, Late Classic period (mural)
JPC310115 Mayan Lord in Cacaxtla, Late Classic period (mural) by Mayan; Cacaxtla, Tlaxcala, Mexico; out of copyright

Snake on Templo Mayor, Late Post Classic period (stone & stucco)
JPC310106 Snake on Templo Mayor, Late Post Classic period (stone & stucco) by Aztec; Mexico City, Mexico; (add.info.: Templo Mayor was one of the main temples of the Aztecs built in their capital)

Funerary urn with holes from Utatlan (Cumarcaaj), Quiche, Guatemala, Central America
JPC252802 Funerary urn with holes from Utatlan (Cumarcaaj), Quiche, Guatemala, Central America, Post Classic Period (terracotta) by Mayan; height: 36 cm; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia

Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians
3846956 Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians under the red flag of Castile and Leon)

Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period
1764379 Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period, 800-400 BC (serpentine & cinnabar) by Prehistoric; 23.5x14x1.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Mexico or New Spain containing New Mexico, California with a portion of adjacent countries
3658102 Mexico or New Spain containing New Mexico, California with a portion of adjacent countries, from Tome IV of the " New Atlas", engraved by G

High necked jar, Early Cocle phase, 700-800 AD (ceramic)
829385 High necked jar, Early Cocle phase, 700-800 AD (ceramic) by Cocle Culture (1200 BC-1600 AD); height: 50 cm; Private Collection; Panamanian, out of copyright

Eccentric flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers, c. A. D. 600--900 (flint)
1069002 Eccentric flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers, c.A.D. 600A--900 (flint) by Mayan; 24.8x41.1x1.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: From the Late Classic period)

Fejervary Codex (colour litho)
980484 Fejervary Codex (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fejervary Codex)

Panorama of the Great Plaza in the ruins of the Mayan civilization in Tikal National Park
Guatemala, Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, is a funerary pyramid dedicated to Jasaw Chan K awil, who was entombed in the structure in AD 734

Great Plaza in the ruins of the Mayan civilization in Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Guatemala, Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, is a funerary pyramid dedicated to Jasaw Chan K awil, who was entombed in the structure in AD 734

Mayan ruins in the Plaza of the Seven Temples, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Guatemala, Mayan civilization ruins at Tikal National Park, Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Plaza of the Seven Temples

Mayan pyramid in Mundo Perdido group, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Guatemala, Mayan civilization ruins at Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Mundo Perdido or Lost World complex

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Mesoamerica: A Tapestry of History and Resilience From the ancient civilizations that thrived in Mesoamerica to the modern-day struggles for justice, this region has witnessed remarkable events that have shaped its vibrant tapestry. In 1968, during the Olympic Games held in Mexico City, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos boldly raised their fists in a Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies. Their powerful gesture resonated worldwide, while Australian Peter Norman stood beside them wearing an OPHR badge, displaying solidarity against racial inequality. Diego Rivera's murals at the Ministry of Public Education capture both the solemnity and celebration of Mesoamerican culture. His mural depicting "Day of the Dead" showcases a rich tradition where life and death intertwine harmoniously. Another masterpiece portrays pre-Columbian life, specifically highlighting Zapotec civilization's contributions to Mexican heritage. The colored woodcut from 1556 offers a glimpse into Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) at the time of Spanish conquest—a city brimming with architectural marvels and cultural richness that would forever be altered by European colonization. The cry for revolution echoed through Miguel Hidalgo's call to revolt on September 16th, 1810—the spark igniting Mexico's fight for independence. Juan O Gorman immortalized this historic moment in his mural capturing Hidalgo's impassioned plea. Mexican kitchens have long been hubs of culinary artistry and cultural preservation. An unknown artist beautifully depicts two women diligently working amidst pots and pans—an ode to their invaluable role in sustaining traditions. Rivera also pays tribute to educators with his portrayal of "The Rural School Teacher. " This mural symbolizes education as a catalyst for progress—empowering generations with knowledge and shaping brighter futures. Francisco Pancho Villa emerges as an indomitable figure within Mexican history—a revolutionary leader who fought tirelessly alongside his military staff during the Mexican Revolution.