Art of the Americas

Mesoamerica

Olmec

MayanCoatlique,from Tenochtitlán, Mexico City, Mexico,1487-1520, andesite, 11 ft. 6 in. high

Colossal Head

La Venta, Mexico900-400 BCE, basalt9 ft. 4 in. high.

Ceremonial ax in the form of a jaguar-human,from La Venta, Mexico, 900-400 BCEjadite,11 1/2 in. high.

Seated figure with raised arms

from Colima, Mexico

ca. 200 B.C.E. - 250 C.E.clay with orange and red slip,1 ft. 1 in. high

Teotihuacán, Pyramid of the Moon (foreground), Pyramid of the Sun (top left) Citadel (background), Valley of Mexico, Mexico, ca. 50-200

Detail of the Temple of Quetzalcóatl, The Ctadel, TeotihuacánValley of Mexico, Mexico, 3rd century

GoddessTetitla, from an apartment complex at Teotihuacán, 650 - 750 C.E., pigments over clay and plaster

Stele D portraying the ruler 18-Rabbit, Great Plaza at Copán, Honduras, 736. stone11 ft. 9 in. high

Ball Court, Middle Plaza at Copán, Honduras, 738

Ball Court, Middle Plaza at Copán, Honduras, 738

Ball Court, Middle Plaza at Copán, Honduras, 738

Complex Q Pyramid, Tikal, Petén,Guatemala, ca. 731

Temple IV, Tikal, Petén, Guatemala, ca. 741, 212 ft. high

Temple IV

Tikal, Petén, Guatemala

ca. 741212 ft. high

View of Temples I & II from Temple IV, Tikal, Petén, Guatemala, ca. 741, 212 ft. high

Temple I

Tikal, Petén, Guatemala

ca. 732145 ft. high

Temple I, Tikal, Petén, Guatemala, ca. 732,145 ft. high

Ballplayer, from Jaina Island, Mexico, 700-900painted clay6 1/4 in. high

Presentation of captives to Lord Chan Muwan, Mexico.ca. 790

Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc,from Lintel 24, Temple 23, Yaxchilán, Mexico, ca. 725, limestone3 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 6 1/2 in.

Enthroned Mayan lord and courtiers, cylinder vase (rollout view),from Motul de San José region, Guatemala, 672-830ceramic with pigment on cream slipapproximately 8 in. high