ART OF THE AMERICASArt History Survey I
T, R, 12-1:50PM
Professor Paige Prater
MAPPING IT!
GREAT PYRAMID AND BALL COURT, LA VENTA, MEXICO, 1000-600BCE
COLOSSAL HEAD, LA VENTA, MEXICO, 900-400BCE
7’ 5” high
TEOTIHUACAN Temple of the Feathered Serpent, after 350
CE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cecluNTx
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TIKAL, GUATEMALA: BASE OF NORTH ACROPOLIS AND TEMPLE I, 700 CE (MAYA)
PALENQUE: PALACE AND TEMPLE OF THE INSCRIPTIONS, LATE 7TH CENTURY CE (MAYA) Lord Pakal, 615-683CE (ruled)
PORTRAIT OF LORD PAKAL, MID-7TH CENTURY CE (FOUND IN TOMB)
CHICHEN- ITZA: PYRAMID, “EL CASTILLO” 9-13TH CENTURY
GREAT SERPENT MOUND, OHIO, 1070 CE
Adams County, 1070 CE; 1,254’ in length
NAZCA PLAIN: HUMMINGBIRD GEOGLYPH, 100BCE-700CE 450’ length;
wingspan 220’ Nazca: 200 BCE-
600CE (south coast of Peru)
Removal of dark, oxidized stones
ANDEAN TEXTILES
Paracas peninsula, Peru 1000 BCE-200 CE Cemetery wrappings Cotton, llamas Up to 22 different colors for each
embroidered figure!
MOCHE CULTURE
Moche Lord with a Feline, Moche Valley, Peru, 100BCE-500CE
7.5” tall Stirrup shape handle
and spout!
PUEBLO BONITO, CHACO CANYON, 10-13TH CENTURIES, CE 30 square miles, 9 great houses (“pueblos”) Largest “apartment building” prior to NYC 550 CE – Puebloans in Four Corners region of the U.S. (CO, UT, AZ,
and NM)
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