Art of the Americas Pre 1300

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Art of the Americas Pre 1300

Colossal head, Olmec, La Venta, Mexico, 900–400 BCE. Basalt, 9’4” high. Museo-Parque La Venta, Villahermosa

Ceremonial ax in the form of a jaguar-human, Olmec, from La Venta, Mexico, 900–400 BCE. Jadeite, 11 1/2” high. British Museum, London.

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Aerial view of Teotihuacán (from the north), Valley of Mexico, Mexico. Pyramid of the Moon (foreground), Pyramid of the Sun (top left), and the Citadel (background), all connected by the Avenue of the Dead; main structures ca. 50–200 CE; site ca. 100 BCE–750 CE.

Early Americas 4

Plan of of Teotihuacán

Early Americas 5

Detail of Temple of Quetzalcóatl (Feathered Serpent), the Citadel, Teotihuacán, Valley of Mexico, Mexico, third century CE.

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Detail of Temple of Quetzalcóatl (Feathered Serpent), the Citadel, Teotihuacan, Mexico. After 250 CE. Photo: Getty Research Institute, LA.

Early Americas 7

Singing Priest or God, c. 400-600, Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Classic period (250-900). Fresco. 23-3/4 x 43-1/2 in. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.

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Temple I (Temple of the Giant Jaguar), Maya, Tikal, Petén, Guatemala, ca. 732 CE.

Early Americas 9

Ballcourt (view looking north), Middle Plaza, Copán, Maya, Copán Valley, Honduras, 738 CE.

Early Americas 10

Ballplayer, Maya, from Jaina Island, Mexico, 700–900 CE. Painted clay, 6 1/4” high. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.

Early Americas 11

Sarcophagaus lid, in the tomb of Lord Pacal. Temple of the Inscriptions. Palenque, Mexico. Maya culture. C. 683 CE. Limestone, approx 12’6” x 7’.

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“Palace” (foreground) and Temple of the Inscriptions (tomb-pyramid of Lord Pacal), Palenque, Mexico. Maya Culture, 600-900 CE.

Early Americas 13

The Castillo (Pyramid), Maya, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico, Northern Maya culture, 9th-13th centuries.

Early Americas 14

Pendant in the form of a bat-faced man, Tairona, from northeastern Colombia, after 1000. Gold, 5 1/4” high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection).

Early Americas 15

Embroidered funerary mantle, Paracas, from southern coast of Peru, first century CE. Plain weave camelid fiber with stem-stitch embroidery embroidered with camelid wool, 4’ 7 7/8” X 7’ 10 7/8”. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (William A. Paine Fund).

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Bridge-spouted vessel with flying figures, Nazca, from Nazca River valley, Peru, ca. 50–200 CE. Painted ceramic, approx. 5 1/2” high. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

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Hummingbird, Nazca Plain, Nazca, Peru, ca. 500 CE. Dark layer of pebbles scraped aside to reveal lighter clay and calcite beneath; 27’ wide, 200’ wingspan, and 459’ length.

Early Americas 18

Vessel in the shape of a portrait head, Moche, from north coast Peru, fifth to sixth century CE. Painted clay, 12 1/2” high. Museu Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera, Lima.

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Ear ornament, from a tomb at Sipán, Moche, Peru, ca. 300 CE. Gold and turquoise, approx. 4 4/5”. Bruning Archeological Museum, Lambayeque. (Stokstad 12-18)

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Lima Tapestry (tunic), Wari, from Peru, ca. 500–800 CE. 3’ 3 3/8” x 2’ 11 3/8”. National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru, Lima.

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Serpent Mound, Mississippian, Ohio, ca. 1070 CE. 1200’ long, 20’ wide, 5’ high.

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Cliff Palace, Anasazi, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, ca. 1150–1300 CE.(Not in Stokstad. See Stokstad 12-1 for Pueblo Bonita, built by the Anasazi)

Slide #	Art of the Americas Pre 1300
Early Americas 1	Colossal head, Olmec, La Venta, Mexico, 900–400 BCE. Basalt, 9’4” high. Museo-Parque La Venta, Villahermosa
Early Americas 2	Ceremonial ax in the form of a jaguar-human, Olmec, from La Venta, Mexico, 900–400 BCE. Jadeite, 11 1/2” high. British Museum, London.
Early Americas 3	Aerial view of Teotihuacán (from the north), Valley of Mexico, Mexico. Pyramid of the Moon (foreground), Pyramid of the Sun (top left), and the Citadel (background), all connected by the Avenue of the Dead; main structures ca. 50–200 CE; site ca. 100 BCE–750 CE.
Early Americas 4	Plan of of Teotihuacán
Early Americas 5	Detail of Temple of Quetzalcóatl (Feathered Serpent), the Citadel, Teotihuacán, Valley of Mexico, Mexico, third century CE.
Early Americas 6	Detail of Temple of Quetzalcóatl (Feathered Serpent), the Citadel, Teotihuacan, Mexico. After 250 CE. Photo: Getty Research Institute, LA.
Early Americas 7	Singing Priest or God, c. 400-600, Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Classic period (250-900). Fresco. 23-3/4 x 43-1/2 in. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
Early Americas 8	Temple I (Temple of the Giant Jaguar), Maya, Tikal, Petén, Guatemala, ca. 732 CE.
Early Americas 9	Ballcourt (view looking north), Middle Plaza, Copán, Maya, Copán Valley, Honduras, 738 CE.
Early Americas 10	Ballplayer, Maya, from Jaina Island, Mexico, 700–900 CE. Painted clay, 6 1/4” high. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.
Early Americas 11	Sarcophagaus lid, in the tomb of Lord Pacal. Temple of the Inscriptions. Palenque, Mexico. Maya culture. C. 683 CE. Limestone, approx 12’6” x 7’.
Early Americas 12	“Palace” (foreground) and Temple of the Inscriptions (tomb-pyramid of Lord Pacal), Palenque, Mexico. Maya Culture, 600-900 CE.
Early Americas 13	The Castillo (Pyramid), Maya, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico, Northern Maya culture, 9th-13th centuries.
Early Americas 14	Pendant in the form of a bat-faced man, Tairona, from northeastern Colombia, after 1000. Gold, 5 1/4” high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection).
Early Americas 15	Embroidered funerary mantle, Paracas, from southern coast of Peru, first century CE. Plain weave camelid fiber with stem-stitch embroidery embroidered with camelid wool, 4’ 7 7/8” X 7’ 10 7/8”. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (William A. Paine Fund).
Early Americas 16	Bridge-spouted vessel with flying figures, Nazca, from Nazca River valley, Peru, ca. 50–200 CE. Painted ceramic, approx. 5 1/2” high. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Early Americas 17	Hummingbird, Nazca Plain, Nazca, Peru, ca. 500 CE. Dark layer of pebbles scraped aside to reveal lighter clay and calcite beneath; 27’ wide, 200’ wingspan, and 459’ length.
Early Americas 18	Vessel in the shape of a portrait head, Moche, from north coast Peru, fifth to sixth century CE. Painted clay, 12 1/2” high. Museu Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera, Lima.
Early Americas 19	Ear ornament, from a tomb at Sipán, Moche, Peru, ca. 300 CE. Gold and turquoise, approx. 4 4/5”. Bruning Archeological Museum, Lambayeque. (Stokstad 12-18)
Early Americas 20	Lima Tapestry (tunic), Wari, from Peru, ca. 500–800 CE. 3’ 3 3/8” x 2’ 11 3/8”. National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru, Lima.
Early Americas 21	Serpent Mound, Mississippian, Ohio, ca. 1070 CE. 1200’ long, 20’ wide, 5’ high.
Early Americas 22	Cliff Palace, Anasazi, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, ca. 1150–1300 CE.(Not in Stokstad. See Stokstad 12-1 for Pueblo Bonita, built by the Anasazi)