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Stucco mask,Maya late classic,6th-9th century CE.
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Stucco mask,Maya late classic,6th-9th century CE.

Conquest of the Indian countries of Paraguay,showing the landscape,rivers and a new Spanish church.
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Conquest of the Indian countries of Paraguay,showing the landscape,rivers and...

Globular vase with high relief.Wari Culture.
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Globular vase with high relief.Wari Culture.

Jade pectoral, Olmec, Mexico. Middle Preclassic period (1000 - 600 BCE. This pectoral was carved by an Olmec artist and reused by the Maya, as shown by the two Maya glyphs on the left side. The edges framing the head indicate that it could also have been part of a larger pectoral. Olmec jade objects have been found throughout Mesoamerica and as far south as Costa Rica. Ethno, 1929.7-12.1
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Jade pectoral, Olmec, Mexico. Middle Preclassic period (1000 - 600 BCE. This pe...

The Fenton Vase, from Nebaj,Guatemala. Late classic period, 600 - 800 CE. Polychrome ceramic vessels were a symbol of status and power for the Maya and are found as offerings in rich burials. The scene on this vase represents the delivery of tribute to a seated lord. Above the basket presented to him are six hieroglyphs giving his name and titles. Their jewelry, clothing and spangled turbans adorned with flowers suggest the persons are members of the elite. Ethno, 1930-1
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The Fenton Vase, from Nebaj,Guatemala. Late classic period, 600 - 800 CE. Polych...

Jade plaque of a Maya king, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Classic period, 600-900 CE. The scene on this plaque, carved in the "Nebaj style", shows a Maya lord seated on a throne with a smaller figure at his feet. The lord wears earplugs, a large pectoral, armlets and wristlets, a belt with a mounted head and a zoomorphic headdress with long feathers. On his left arm he carries a shield with a representation of the Jaguar God of the Underworld. Ethno, 1938.10-21.25
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Jade plaque of a Maya king, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Classic period, 600-900 CE. The...

Jade portrait head inscribed with glyphs, Maya, Comayagua, Honduras. Claassic period, 600-800 CE. The head was carved from a single block of jade, the eyes probably inlaid with shell or other materials. Such heads were mounted on a belt worn by maya rulers. A series of glyphs,arranged in three columns, are carved at the back of the head. Ethno,9599
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Jade portrait head inscribed with glyphs, Maya, Comayagua, Honduras. Claassic pe...

Black limestone mask, Santiago Ahuizotla, Mexico. This stone mask, found in the basin of Mexico, displays a wide forehead and stylized planar features typical of the Teotihuacan style. Designs are carved on the cheeks, representing facial painting and it was perhaps originally inlaid with shell or other material. Several artefacts from Teotihuacan were found at the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). They were brought to the capital from different regions as tribute following warfare and conquest. Ethno,1940.Am3.2
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Black limestone mask, Santiago Ahuizotla, Mexico. This stone mask, found in the...

Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593 plates bound in nine to twelve volumes. Volume 12: America. A council of the king of Powhatan, a kingdom of American Indians in Nova Virginia.
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Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593...

Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593 plates bound in nine to twelve volumes. Volume 12:America."The prefecture of Paranambuca (Pernambuco,Brazil),northern part, with the prefecture of Itamaraca".
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Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593...

Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593 plates bound in nine to twelve volumes. Volume 12: America. The prefecture of Parabia del Rio Grande, Paraguay.
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Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593...

Still Life, 1951. Private collection, courtesy of Galería Avril, Mexico City.
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Still Life, 1951. Private collection, courtesy of Galería Avril, Mexico City.