Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica 1500 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E.

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Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica 1500 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E.

Olmec Colossal Stone Head c BCE, 9’ high, basalt boulder, La Venta, Mexico

Olmec Jade Figure - Baby Face c B.C.E., 4-3/4” height, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Olmec Jade Funerary Mask c BCE, size unknown, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Temple of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza Built between 11th and 13th centuries, 78 3/4’ high, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Skull Relief on Sacrificial Platform from Chichen Itza

Glyph Profiles from the Palace at Palenque c. 600 CE, limestone

Mask of a Maya Dignitary c , size unknown, Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque, Mexico

Detail from Lintel 26 at Yaxchilan: Man in Relief c. 726 CE, limestone, Chiapas, Mexico

Carved Stelae from Quiriquá Left: 756 CE, 16’ h; Right: 771 CE, 35’ h; carved stone blocks, Guatemala

Seated Maya Chief Sculpture c , Campeche Area

Funerary Urn c , terra cotta, 25” high

Aztec Mosaic-Covered Human Skull c , 8” h., British Museum, London

Aztec Double-Headed Serpent 15th century, 17-1/2” long, British Museum, London

The Great Calendar Stone Painted representation by Roberto Sieck Flandes, 1939, original Calendar Stone is 12’ in diameter and located in the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Aztec Feather Headdress c.1500, feathers, gold and beads, 49” height, Museum für Völkerkunde,Vienna