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Mesoamerican Collection (#6)

"Mesoamerican Marvels

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Figurine, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Standing Figurine, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Standing Figurine, 800/400 B.C. Black and white photograph depicting a structure protruding from water

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Figure of a Seated Female, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown

Figure of a Seated Female, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Seated Female, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Seated Female Figurine with Patterned Skirt, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Seated Female Figurine with Patterned Skirt, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Seated Female Figurine with Patterned Skirt, 100 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Female Figure with Incised Features and Triangular Head, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300

Female Figure with Incised Features and Triangular Head, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300
Female Figure with Incised Features and Triangular Head, 100 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Mask, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Mask, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Mask, 200 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Spouted Dish with King Vulture Heads, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Spouted Dish with King Vulture Heads, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Spouted Dish with King Vulture Heads, 800/400 B.C

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Seated Female Figure, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Seated Female Figure, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Seated Female Figure, 800/400 B.C

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Cup with Profile Head of the Maize God, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Cup with Profile Head of the Maize God, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Cup with Profile Head of the Maize God, 800/400 B.C

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Female Figure, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Female Figure, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure, 100 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Seated Joined Couple, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Seated Joined Couple, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Seated Joined Couple, 200 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Tripod Vessel, c. A. D. 200. Creator: Unknown

Tripod Vessel, c. A. D. 200. Creator: Unknown
Tripod Vessel, c. A.D. 200

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Figurine with Missing Leg, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Standing Figurine with Missing Leg, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Standing Figurine with Missing Leg, 800/400 B.C

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Female Figure, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown

Standing Female Figure, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown
Standing Female Figure, 300 B.C./A.D. 250

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Female Figure, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown

Female Figure, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure, 300 B.C./A.D. 250

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Male Figure, 250 B. C. / A. D. 400. Creator: Unknown

Male Figure, 250 B. C. / A. D. 400. Creator: Unknown
Male Figure, 250 B.C./A.D. 400

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Female Figure with Two Joined Heads, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Female Figure with Two Joined Heads, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure with Two Joined Heads, 200 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Figure, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Standing Figure, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Standing Figure, 300 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Pendant in the Shape of a Claw or Fang, 400 B. C. / A. D. 1200. Creator: Unknown

Pendant in the Shape of a Claw or Fang, 400 B. C. / A. D. 1200. Creator: Unknown
Pendant in the Shape of a Claw or Fang, 400 B.C./A.D. 1200

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Mask, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Mask, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Mask, 300 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Figure, 300 B. C. / 100 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Standing Figure, 300 B. C. / 100 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Standing Figure, 300 B.C./100 B.C

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Figure of a Jaguar Attacking a Man, Probably A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Figure of a Jaguar Attacking a Man, Probably A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Jaguar Attacking a Man, Probably A.D. 250/900

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Diety (Broken), A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Diety (Broken), A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Diety (Broken), A.D. 250/900

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Cylindrical Vessel, A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Cylindrical Vessel, A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Cylindrical Vessel, A.D. 250/900

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Footed Jar Incised with Pseudo-Gylphs, A. D. 250 / 600. Creator: Unknown

Footed Jar Incised with Pseudo-Gylphs, A. D. 250 / 600. Creator: Unknown
Footed Jar Incised with Pseudo-Gylphs, A.D. 250/600

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Footed Vessel, A. D. 200 / 700. Creator: Unknown

Footed Vessel, A. D. 200 / 700. Creator: Unknown
Footed Vessel, A.D. 200/700

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Beaded Necklace with Bar Pendant, A. D. 300 / 700. Creator: Unknown

Beaded Necklace with Bar Pendant, A. D. 300 / 700. Creator: Unknown
Beaded Necklace with Bar Pendant, A.D. 300/700

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Labret, A. D. 200 / 700. Creator: Unknown

Labret, A. D. 200 / 700. Creator: Unknown
Labret, A.D. 200/700

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Beaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants, A. D. 300 / 700. Creator: Unknown

Beaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants, A. D. 300 / 700. Creator: Unknown
Beaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants, A.D. 300/700

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Plate in the Form of a Jaguar with Interior Painted with Floral-Like Motif, A. D. 200 / 700

Plate in the Form of a Jaguar with Interior Painted with Floral-Like Motif, A. D. 200 / 700
Plate in the Form of a Jaguar with Interior Painted with Floral-Like Motif, A.D. 200/700

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Stamp, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown

Stamp, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown
Stamp, 300 B.C./A.D. 250

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) in the Form of a Feline, A. D. 500 / 1000

Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) in the Form of a Feline, A. D. 500 / 1000
Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) in the Form of a Feline, A.D. 500/1000

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Celt Pendant Depicting an Abstract Figure with a Tall Headdress, A. D. 1 / 500

Celt Pendant Depicting an Abstract Figure with a Tall Headdress, A. D. 1 / 500
Celt Pendant Depicting an Abstract Figure with a Tall Headdress, A.D. 1/500

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate), A. D. 1 / 500. Creator: Unknown

Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate), A. D. 1 / 500. Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate), A.D. 1/500

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Polychrome Standing Figure with Exaggerated Head and Hips, A. D. 1 / 300. Creator: Unknown

Polychrome Standing Figure with Exaggerated Head and Hips, A. D. 1 / 300. Creator: Unknown
Polychrome Standing Figure with Exaggerated Head and Hips, A.D. 1/300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Miniature Figure of a Standing Deer, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Miniature Figure of a Standing Deer, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Miniature Figure of a Standing Deer, 100 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Open-Necked Vessel in the Form of a Human Head, Possibly Deceased, c. A. D. 200

Open-Necked Vessel in the Form of a Human Head, Possibly Deceased, c. A. D. 200
Open-Necked Vessel in the Form of a Human Head, Possibly Deceased, c. A.D. 200

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Seated Male Figure with Horn Headdress and Collar in Relief, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300

Seated Male Figure with Horn Headdress and Collar in Relief, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300
Seated Male Figure with Horn Headdress and Collar in Relief, 100 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Bowl with Abstract and Geometric Designs, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Bowl with Abstract and Geometric Designs, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with Abstract and Geometric Designs, A.D. 600/900

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Male Figure Holding a Ball, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Standing Male Figure Holding a Ball, 100 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Standing Male Figure Holding a Ball, 100 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Seated Figure with an Elongated Head and Chin Placed on Knee, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300

Seated Figure with an Elongated Head and Chin Placed on Knee, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300
Seated Figure with an Elongated Head and Chin Placed on Knee, 300 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Figure Carried in a Litter, A. D. 600 / 950. Creator: Unknown

Figure Carried in a Litter, A. D. 600 / 950. Creator: Unknown
Figure Carried in a Litter, A.D. 600/950

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Figure of a Standing Warrior, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Figure of a Standing Warrior, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Standing Warrior, A.D. 650/800

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Carved Vessel Depicting a Lord Wearing a Water-Lily Headdress, A. D. 600 / 800

Carved Vessel Depicting a Lord Wearing a Water-Lily Headdress, A. D. 600 / 800
Carved Vessel Depicting a Lord Wearing a Water-Lily Headdress, A.D. 600/800

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Figure of an Aristocratic Lady, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Figure of an Aristocratic Lady, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Figure of an Aristocratic Lady, A.D. 650/800

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Standing Male Figure, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Standing Male Figure, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Standing Male Figure, A.D. 650/800

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Rattle in the Form of a Mythological Figure, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Rattle in the Form of a Mythological Figure, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Rattle in the Form of a Mythological Figure, A.D. 650/800

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Ritual Vessel in the Form of a Head, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Ritual Vessel in the Form of a Head, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Ritual Vessel in the Form of a Head, A.D. 600/900

Background imageMesoamerican Collection: Hieroglyphic Panel, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Hieroglyphic Panel, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Hieroglyphic Panel, A.D. 650/800




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"Mesoamerican Marvels: Exploring Diego Rivera's Captivating Murals and Mexico's Rich History" Step into the world of Mesoamerica through the mesmerizing murals of renowned artist Diego Rivera. One such masterpiece, "Detroit, " captures the essence of the booming automobile industry in 1930s America. With intricate details, Rivera showcases the power and innovation that defined this era. In another mural titled "Day of the Dead, " located at Mexico City's Ministry of Public Education, Rivera delves into a beloved Mexican tradition. The vibrant feast celebrates life and honors ancestors with colorful altars adorned with marigolds and sugar skulls. Through his artistry, Rivera immortalizes this cultural celebration. Rivera also pays homage to pre-Columbian civilizations like the Zapotec in his mural at Mexico City's Ministry of Public Education. This captivating piece from 1925 depicts their rich history and achievements, showcasing their advanced society long before European colonization. The Detroit Institute of Arts houses yet another stunning work by Rivera - a detailed section from his automotive industry mural. Here, he skillfully portrays workers laboring amidst towering machinery, symbolizing both progress and human struggle during an industrial revolution. Travel back even further in time to Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) during Spanish conquest through a vividly colored woodcut from 1556. This artwork provides a glimpse into the grandeur that once graced these ancient streets before foreign influence reshaped its landscape forever. Juan O Gorman's mural depicting Miguel Hidalgo's call for revolution on September 16th, 1810 is another powerful representation of Mexican history. It captures the spirit and bravery that fueled Mexico's fight for independence against colonial rule. Returning to Diego Rivera’s "Detroit" mural at The Detroit Institute of Arts reveals its central scene - an awe-inspiring depiction highlighting every aspect of American automobile production during that era. From assembly lines to bustling factories, Rivera showcases the magnitude of this industry's impact.