Pre Colombian Collection (page 2)

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

Codex Mendoza (1535 - 1550), hieroglyph representing Aztec operators who want to attack the rebel city (L1)
5944067 Codex Mendoza (1535 - 1550), hieroglyph representing Aztec operators who want to attack the rebel city (L1), Aztec army chiefs (L2) by Aztec, (16th century); Bodleian Library, Oxford

Chichen-Itza. Creator: Joshua Johnston
Chichen-Itza

Belize, Central America. Mayan Temple Ruin. Mask Temple. Lamanai. Dated from AD 625

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figurine (Tunjo) of a Standing Figure with Crossed Bands Covering Torso, A. D. 1000 / 1500
Figurine (Tunjo) of a Standing Figure with Crossed Bands Covering Torso, A.D. 1000/1500. Muisca, Colombia

Chunkey Stone, A. D. 1200 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Chunkey Stone, A.D. 1200/1400. Kaolin stone from a game which originated c. 600 AD. Mississippian, reportedly Kaskaskia River, Randolph County, Illinois

Figure of a Seated Leader, A. D. 300 / 600. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Seated Leader, A.D. 300/600. Totonac, Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico

Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A. D. 700 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. During ballgames in Mesoamerica, a padded yoke was worn by players to protect the torso

Small Bowl with an Abstract Insect or Animal Painted in Interior, A. D. 950 / 1150
Small Bowl with an Abstract Insect or Animal Painted in Interior, A.D. 950/1150. Mogollon, Arizona or New Mexico

Saddle-Face Bannerstone, c. 2600 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Saddle-Face Bannerstone, c. 2600 B.C. Archaic, Posey County, Indiana

Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Modeled Monkey Handle, A. D. 1000 / 1450. Creator: Unknown
Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Modeled Monkey Handle, A.D. 1000/1450. Peru, possibly Lambayeque or Inca-Chimu

Jar, A. D. 950 / 1150. Creator: Unknown
Jar, A.D. 950/1150. Hohokam, Arizona

Polychrome Bowl with Abstract Geometric Motifs, 1000 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Polychrome Bowl with Abstract Geometric Motifs, 1000/1400. Four Mile Polychrome, Cibola region, Arizona

Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A. D. 700 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. During ballgames in Mesoamerica, a padded yoke was worn by players to protect the torso

Bottle with Underwater Serpents, A. D. 1300 / 1500. Creator: Unknown
Bottle with Underwater Serpents, A.D. 1300/1500. Mississippian, Nodena red and white, Possibly Arkansas, Mississippi County, Lacy site

Double-Edged Bannerstone, 5800 / 4000 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Double-Edged Bannerstone, 5800/4000 B.C. Archaic, Madison County, Tennessee

Birdstone, 1500 / 1000 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Birdstone, 1500/1000 B.C. Archaic, Illinois or Indiana

Seated Figurine, c. 500 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Seated Figurine, c. 500 B.C. Tlatilco, Preclassic period, Tlapacoya, Mexico

Bowl in the Shape of Underwater Serpent with Upturned Neck and Coiled Tail, A. D
Bowl in the Shape of Underwater Serpent with Upturned Neck and Coiled Tail, A.D. 1000/1400. Mississippian, Arkansas

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Pre-Colombian Civilizations: A Journey through Ancient Art and History" Step into the captivating world of pre-Colombian civilizations as we explore their rich heritage through fascinating artifacts and historical sites. Delve into the ancient Mayan culture with a glimpse into the Dresden Codex, a Maya manuscript that offers us invaluable insights into their sophisticated knowledge of astronomy and timekeeping. Moving to Colombia's Huila region, discover the enigmatic San Agustin jaguar-man figure, an intriguing representation of mythical beings from this pre-Colombian era. Venturing further south to El Salvador's Tazumal Mayan Ruins, witness remnants of a once-thriving civilization at a souvenir stand where skulls serve as haunting reminders of past rituals and beliefs. In Belize's Cayo district, marvel at the majestic kapok tree standing tall amidst Caracol archaeological site—a testament to nature's resilience intertwined with human history. Traveling across South America, we arrive in Peru's La Libertad region where intricate murals on Moche Temple walls depict scenes from everyday life during this remarkable period. The Aztec temple sacrifice reveals glimpses into their religious practices while highlighting their complex societal structure. Returning to Belize's Chiquibul Forest Reserve within Caracol archaeological site, immerse yourself in nature alongside ancient ruins—an awe-inspiring fusion that showcases humanity’s connection with its surroundings. Marvel at an ancient Aztec idol before embarking on an ascent up Mexico’s Cofre de Perote mountain—both testaments to mankind’s enduring spirit throughout time. Examining precious textiles like Peru’s fragment possibly from a tunic transports us back centuries ago when craftsmanship thrived alongside cultural expression. Meanwhile, decoding hieroglyphs in Codex Mendoza unravels tales of Aztec warriors strategizing for battle—an enthralling glimpse into political dynamics during this era.