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Ceramic effigy urn shaped as a seated ancestor figure wearing an elaborate headdress. Text on the image reads "Arts of the Ancient Americas."

Special Installation

Arts of the Ancient Americas

Overview Exhibition Objects Related Content

Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Seated hollow figure with helmet, Las Bocas artist(s), Ceramic, cinnabar, red ochre, Olmec — Seated hollow figure with helmet
Las Bocas artist(s)
1200–800 BCE

Whistling vessel, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, Maya — Whistling vessel
Maya artist(s)
400–500 CE

Mirror-bearer, Maya artist(s), Cordia wood (bocote), red hematite, Maya — Mirror-bearer
Maya artist(s)
410–650 CE

Censer with seated king, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Maya — Censer with seated king
Maya artist(s)
300–400 CE

Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya — Vessel with mythological scene
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE

Relief with enthroned ruler, Chakalte' Guatemalan or Mexican, Limestone, paint, Maya — Relief with enthroned ruler
Chakalte'
770 CE

Standing figure, Teotihuacan artist(s), Green schist, Teotihuacan — Standing figure
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–600 CE

Disk, Classic Veracruz artist(s), Slate, cinnabar, Classic Veracruz — Disk
Classic Veracruz artist(s)
600–900 CE

Smiling figure (Sonriente), South central Veracruz artist(s), Ceramic, slip, paint, Classic Veracruz — Smiling figure (Sonriente)
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE

Palma with figure, Classic Veracruz artist(s), Stone, pigment, Classic Veracruz — Palma with figure
Classic Veracruz artist(s)
800–1100 CE

House model, Nayarit artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nayarit — House model
Nayarit artist(s)
100 BCE–200 CE

Female effigy vessel, Colima artist(s), Ceramic, Colima — Female effigy vessel
Colima artist(s)
1200–1500

Male effigy vessel, Colima artist(s), Ceramic, Colima — Male effigy vessel
Colima artist(s)
1200–1500

Figure pendant, Tairona artist(s), Gold, Tairona — Figure pendant
Tairona artist(s)
900–1600 CE

Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco — Seated elder
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–400 CE

Standing figure, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Gold, Tolita-Tumaco — Standing figure
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
500 BCE–300 CE

Poporo (lime container) with female figures, Quimbaya artist(s), Gold, Quimbaya — Poporo (lime container) with female figures
Quimbaya artist(s)
1–600 CE

Double-eagle pendant, Initial Style artist(s), Gold, Initial Style — Double-eagle pendant
Initial Style artist(s)
1–500 CE

Bird pendant, Central Region artist(s), Jadeite, Central Region — Bird pendant
Central Region artist(s)
300–700 CE

Frog pendant, Chiriquí artist(s), Gold, Chiriquí — Frog pendant
Chiriquí artist(s)
700–1550 CE

Zemí Cohoba Stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno — Zemí Cohoba Stand
Taíno artist(s)
1000 CE

Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche — Shirt
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE

Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku — Incense burner with feline head
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari — Feathered panel
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE

Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku — Snuff tray
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Bottle in the shape of a feline, Wari artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Wari — Bottle in the shape of a feline
Wari artist(s)
600–900 CE

Bottle with caiman, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint (cinnabar), Cupisnique — Bottle with caiman
Cupisnique artist(s)
1000–800 BCE

Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca — Drum
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE

Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche — Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE

Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche — Ear ornament with winged runner
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE

Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche — Ear ornament with winged runner
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE

Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar paint, Lambayeque (Sicán) — Funerary mask
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE

Tunic, Inca artist(s), Camelid fiber, Inca — Tunic
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE

Eagle relief, Toltec artist(s), Andesite or dacite, Maya blue, stucco, red pigment, Toltec — Eagle relief
Toltec artist(s)
900–1200 CE

Deity Censer (Xantil), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, pigment, Eastern Nahua — Deity Censer (Xantil)
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE

Serpent labret with articulated tongue, Mexica artist(s), Gold, Mexica — Serpent labret with articulated tongue
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Kneeling Female Figure, Mexica artist(s), Stone, pigment, Mexica — Kneeling Female Figure
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE