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

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

2 Olmec Colossal Stone Head c. 1200-900 BCE, 9’ high, basalt boulder, La Venta, Mexico

3 Olmec Jade Figure - Baby Face c. 850-150 B.C.E., 4-3/4” height, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

4 Olmec Jade Funerary Mask c. 1000 BCE, size unknown, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

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

6 Skull Relief on Sacrificial Platform from Chichen Itza

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

8 Mask of a Maya Dignitary c. 300-700, size unknown, Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque, Mexico

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

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

11 Seated Maya Chief Sculpture c. 600-900, Campeche Area

12 Funerary Urn c.1200-1400, terra cotta, 25” high

13 Aztec Mosaic-Covered Human Skull c.1200-1519, 8” h., British Museum, London

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

15 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

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


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