Mesoamerican Collection (#9)

Costumed Figure from Mexico, 7th-8th century (ceramic, pigment)
3472325 Costumed Figure from Mexico, 7th-8th century (ceramic, pigment) by Mayan (6th-8th century); 29.3 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Seated Figure, Oaxaca, 300 BC-700 AD (ceramic)
3822508 Seated Figure, Oaxaca, 300 BC-700 AD (ceramic) by Zapotec; 32.2x17.9x18.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Relief with Enthroned Ruler, c. 770 AD (painted limestone)
3525775 Relief with Enthroned Ruler, c.770 AD (painted limestone) by Mayan, (8th century AD); 88.9x87.6x7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Guatemalan or Mexican, c. A.D)

Baby Face, Lomas de San Pedro, 1200-900 BC (ceramic)
5926323 Baby Face, Lomas de San Pedro, 1200-900 BC (ceramic) by Olmec (1200 BC-200 BC); Museo de Antropologia, Jalapa, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Incense burner in the form of the god Nappatecuhtli, Tlahuac, Late Postclassic period, c
5926313 Incense burner in the form of the god Nappatecuhtli, Tlahuac, Late Postclassic period, c.1500 (terracotta) by Aztec, (16th century); Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City

Incense burner in the form of the goddess of agriculture Chicomecoatl, Tlahuac
5926309 Incense burner in the form of the goddess of agriculture Chicomecoatl, Tlahuac, Late Postclassic period, c.1500 (terracotta) by Aztec, (16th century); Museo Nacional de Antropologia

Mural fragment of a quetzal with singing virgula, Early Classic period
5926304 Mural fragment of a quetzal with singing virgula, Early Classic period, 200-600 AD (stucco & paint) by Teotihuacan; 84x106 cm; Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Statuette of a meditating old man, Lagunillas, Late Preclassic-Early Classic period
5926302 Statuette of a meditating old man, Lagunillas, Late Preclassic-Early Classic period, 300 BC-600 AD (clay, slip and burnish) by Mexican School; 41x26.5x24.2 cm; Museo Amparo, Puebla

Cylindrical vessel with ball game scene, Late Classic period, c. 682-701 (ceramic)
1068991 Cylindrical vessel with ball game scene, Late Classic period, c.682-701 (ceramic) by Mayan; 20.5x15.9x15.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Patsy R. and Raymond D

Mask, possibly of Tlaloc, c. 1350-1521 (wood, turquoise, shell, lignite and resin)
1068684 Mask, possibly of Tlaloc, c.1350-1521 (wood, turquoise, shell, lignite and resin) by Mixtec (c.1300-1521); 19.5x16x9.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Pendant bell: turtle, 800-1200 (gold)
1068473 Pendant bell: turtle, 800-1200 (gold) by Pre-Columbian; 6.4x5.9x2.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jake L

The Tableau des Bacab restored (engraving)
980483 The Tableau des Bacab restored (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tableau des Bacab restored)

Seated male with raised arm (earthenware)
DBP422940 Seated male with raised arm (earthenware) by Colima Culture; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Seated male (earthenware)
DBP422939 Seated male (earthenware) by Colima Culture; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Mother and 87 children (earthenware)
DBP422930 Mother and 87 children (earthenware) by Mesoamerican; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Couple on litter (earthenware)
DBP422921 Couple on litter (earthenware) by Jalisco; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Mexican, out of copyright

Eagle warrior from the House of the Eagles, dated to c. 1469 (terracotta)
REV397397 Eagle warrior from the House of the Eagles, dated to c. 1469 (terracotta) by Aztec; Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City

Mask of a king magus used in processions to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany in Mexico
REV397375 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

Devil mask used in a Pastorela from the Guerrero region of Mexico (painted wood)
REV397374 Devil mask used in a Pastorela from the Guerrero region of Mexico (painted wood) by Mexican School; Museo Rafael Coronel, Mexico; (add.info.: Pastorelas are pastoral dramas)

Mask of a deer used by the Mayo peoples of the Sonora and Sinalo States of Mexico for
REV397372 Mask of a deer used by the Mayo peoples of the Sonora and Sinalo States of Mexico for the Dance of the Deer or Pascola (painted wood) by Mexican School; Museo Rafael Coronel

Water drum used by the Lacandon peoples of the Chiapas region of Mexico (clay)
REV397371 Water drum used by the Lacandon peoples of the Chiapas region of Mexico (clay) by Mexican School; Museo Rafael Coronel, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Reproduction of a mural showing servants and musicians during a ceremony
452448 Reproduction of a mural showing servants and musicians during a ceremony, from the Temple of Murals, Bonampak (wall painting) by Mayan (after); Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville

Statuette of a Scribe, late Classic Period (700-1000 AD) (ceramic)
452439 Statuette of a Scribe, late Classic Period (700-1000 AD) (ceramic) by Zapotec; Museo Regional de Oaxaca, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Palace of Atetelco (photo)
REV407320 Palace of Atetelco (photo) by Mexican School; Teotihuacan, Valley of Mexico, Mexico; (add.info.: view of patio with altar at Palacio de Atetelco; ); Mexican, out of copyright

Fresco from the Palace of Tepantitla (fresco) 407318 little figures
REV407319 Fresco from the Palace of Tepantitla (fresco) 407318 little figures, many of whom have speech bubbles are of uncertain identification; they are below the image of the Great Goddess

Tlacuache (wood)
XJL379446 Tlacuache (wood) by Aztec (14th-16th century); Museo Arqueologico, Mexico City, Mexico; out of copyright

Votive axe used in playing pelota (stone)
XJL379440 Votive axe used in playing pelota (stone) by Aztec; Museo Arqueologico, Mexico City, Mexico; out of copyright

Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya zone, 500-800 (ceramic)
DBP424181 Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya zone, 500-800 (ceramic) by Mesoamerican; height: 25 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Lintel 3 from Piedras Negras, Peten, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) (stone)
XIR428022 Lintel 3 from Piedras Negras, Peten, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, Guatemala City; out of copyright

Anthropomophic head, probably a censer, c. 1000-1500 (limestone)
XIR434130 Anthropomophic head, probably a censer, c.1000-1500 (limestone) by Mayan; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, Guatemala City; (add.info.: Anthropozoomorphic head)

Sphere, Diquis, Costa Rica, 500-700 (stone)
DBP424177 Sphere, Diquis, Costa Rica, 500-700 (stone) by Mesoamerican; diam: 35 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Funerary Mask, Central Highlands, Mexico, c. 250-550 (serpentine)
REV411578 Funerary Mask, Central Highlands, Mexico, c.250-550 (serpentine) by Teotihuacan; Museo Arqueologico de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Xipe Totec, Toltec Culture (ceramic)
XBP394486 Xipe Totec, Toltec Culture (ceramic) by Pre-Columbian; height: 152.4 cm; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; (add.info.: In Aztec mythology and religion)

Details of Seated Figure, Chinesco Culture, (ceramic)
figure, earring, face, burial, funerary, naive, precolumbian, head, arms crossed, jewellery, mexican, mesoamerican, detail, earthenware, central american, archaic, pre-columbian, pottery

Seated Figure, Chinesco Culture, (ceramic)
XBP394462 Seated Figure, Chinesco Culture, (ceramic) by Pre-Columbian; height: 72.4 cm; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American

View of Yaxchilan Site, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (photo)
JPC310227 View of Yaxchilan Site, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (photo) by Mayan; Yaxchilan, Chiapas State, Mexico; out of copyright

View of Tikal Temple 1, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (photo)
JPC310221 View of Tikal Temple 1, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (photo) by Mayan; Peten, Guatemala; out of copyright

Battle of Cacaxtla, Late Classic period (mural)
JPC310114 Battle of Cacaxtla, Late Classic period (mural) by Mayan; Cacaxtla, Tlaxcala, Mexico; (add.info.: Mural de la Batalla; mural is located on the limestone wall of a temple base)

Seibal, Stela 10, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone)
JPC310210 Seibal, Stela 10, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone) by Mayan; Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: during the collapse of the classic Mayan cities)

Palenque, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone)
JPC310204 Palenque, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; out of copyright

King Pacal Stela 1 / 2 (stone)
JPC310202 King Pacal Stela 1/2 (stone) by Mayan; Museo de Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico; (add.info.: dedicated to Pacal, King of Palenque; see 310203 for rear view; ); out of copyright

Copan Sepulturas Bench, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone)
JPC310194 Copan Sepulturas Bench, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: from the House of Bacabs; ); out of copyright

Stela C, east side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone)
JPC310185 Stela C, east side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Copan Hieroglyphic Statue (photo)
JPC310174 Copan Hieroglyphic Statue (photo) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: Statue of a King of Copan, sculpted on the Hieroglyphic Stairway; ); out of copyright

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