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Seated feline, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Tolita-Tumaco
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
500 BCE–300 CE
Tlatilco Seated Figure, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Tlatilco Figure Study, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Tlatilco Figure, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Tlatilco Figure Study, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Tlatilco Figure Study, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Tlatilco Figure, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Olmec Figure Studies, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Ink and pencil on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Vaso de Piedra (stone vessel), Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Ink and pencil on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Female Figure, Miguel Covarrubias  Mexican, Pen and ink on paper
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957
Personification of America, Lead and gilding, German
German
1580–90
Hacha head, Classic Veracruz artist(s), Andesite, Veracruz
Classic Veracruz artist(s)
600–900 CE
Maize Deity (Chicomecoatl), Basalt, Mexica (Aztec)
Mexica (Aztec)
15th–early 16th century
Stela at Copán, Frederick Catherwood  British, Brush and brown wash over graphite
Frederick Catherwood
1843
Carved ceremonial palette, Greywacke
ca. 3200–3100 BCE
Column, Maya artist(s), Limestone, pigment, Maya
Maya artist(s)
800–900 CE
Stone marker, Teotihuacan artist(s), Stone, traces of red pigment, Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–450 CE
Palette Depicting a Pair of Mud Turtles, Greywacke
ca. 3650–3500 BCE
Steatite triangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE
Vessel with Seated Lord, Ceramic, stucco, Maya
Maya
7th–8th century
Head Hacha, Stone, Veracruz
Veracruz
400–800
Bust of a Bodhisattva, Andesite, Indonesia (Java)
Indonesia (Java)
9th–10th century
Head, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Steatite, Temne or Bullom
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
12th–16th century
Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), Copper, Chimú
Chimú
12th–15th century
Urn, Ceramic, Mixtec
Mixtec
ca. 1500
Head of Goddess Anuqet, Steatite
ca. 1300–1200 BCE
Double bird palette, Greywacke
ca. 3500–3300 BCE
Relief Plaque of Hindu Deity, Probably Processional: Face of a Deity, Repoussé copper alloy, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
probably 14th–16th century
Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE
Pair of carved ornaments with the Maize God, Maya artist(s), Shell, Maya
Maya artist(s)
400–700 CE
Head of a Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa)
, Earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration, Japan
Japan
5th–early 6th century
Head of Amun, Granodiorite
ca. 1328–1300 BCE
Head for Yam Ceremony  (Yena), Wood, paint, fiber, Nukuma
Nukuma
late 19th–early 20th century
Ancestor Pair, Ceramic, Ixtlán del Río
Ixtlán del Río
1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Moai papa (female figure), Rapa Nui artist, Wood, obsidian, paint, Rapa Nui people
Rapa Nui artist
19th century
Plaque from a Tantric Ritual Apron (Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi at Center), Bone, Nepal
Nepal
16th century or later
Drawing of a Coptic Saint, Limestone, paint
6th–7th century
Standing Balarama or Nagaraja (Serpent King), Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
ca. mid-5th century
Pendant, Shell, Toltec
Toltec
10th–13th century
Stela of the God Bes, Limestone, paint
4th century BCE–1st century CE
Head of a Male Haniwa Figure with Hat, Earthenware with incised decoration, Japan
Japan
ca. 6th century
Peccary Head Hacha, Stone, Veracruz
Veracruz
10th–12th century

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