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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

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Articles, Audio, and Video

A Conversation with Betsabeé Romero
The artist's works raise the visibility of migrant workers in the United States, using modern materials to convey themes of memory, migration, and mobility.
November 21, 2024
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Inside Look: Nayarit House Models
Join curator Laura Filloy Nadal on a tour through ancient Nayarit house models, offering a unique window into life in West Mexico between 100 BCE and 200 CE.
September 24, 2024
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Maquetas de barro nayaritas: una mirada a su interior
La curadora Laura Filloy Nadal te invita a asomarte al interior de tres maquetas de barro de la antigua cultura nayarita, que ofrecen una singular ventana para conocer algunos aspectos de la vida cotidiana en el occidente de México entre los años 100 antes de nuestra era y 200 de la era común.
September 24, 2024
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Essays

A flying panel metate (tablelike object of stone) with five felines worked into the legs on the metate's underside
Stone Sculptural Art in Costa Rica
Ancient artists of Costa Rica demonstrated great skill in creating stone works such as metates, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, and spheres.
May 21
Bare-chested female ceramic figure wearing a multistrand necklace with a sizable pendant and a decorated head cover.
Representations of Power in Ancient Coastal Ecuador
Artistic representations of power emerged from multiple cultural traditions in coastal Ecuador during the period between 300 BCE and 600 CE.
May 7
Red and white double-chambered ceramic bottle with a seated human figure holding a Spondylus shell
Wari Imperial Art
The artistic expressions of the Wari and Tiwanaku societies dominated the Central Andes for nearly five hundred years.
March 6
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Two women seated in conversation with a wall bookshelf behind them.
Watch Curator Laura Filloy Nadal on Nueva York

Renowned author Carmen Boullosa sits down with mexicana Laura Filloy Nadal, curator at The Met, to discuss the enduring cultural significance of ancient artifacts.