~ Fish.
Culture: Mezcala
Place of origin: Middle Balsas Basin
Period: Late Preclassic-Late Classic
Date: 500 B.C.-A.D. 900
Medium: Cut, carved and polished stone.
~ Effigy vessel of Xipe Tótec.
Date: A.D. 400 to 700
Place of origin: Border area between Guerrero and Michoacan, Mexico
• From the source: This unique vessel was found as part of an offering inside a grave located in La Luz, an ancient settlement located on the banks of the Balsas River in Michoacán. In addition to the vessel, the offering that accompanied the deceased consisted of nine obsidian blades and six shell beads.
Source: mna.inah.gob.mx
~ Kneeling Female Figure.
Culture: Nayarit
Date: 300 B.C.-A.D. 200
Period: Late Formative-Early Classic
Medium: Earthenware, white slip over slip paint in black and red.
Source: art.thewalters.org
~ Temple Model.
Culture: Mezcala
Date: 300 B.C.-A.D. 500 (?)
Period: Terminal Formative-Early Classic
Medium: Stone
Source: art.thewalters.org
~ Seated Puppy.
Culture: Jalisco
Date: 300 B.C.-A.D. 300
Period: Late Pre-Classic
Medium: Ceramic buffware with ochre paint overall
Source: art.thewalters.org
~ Flute in the Form of a Snail Shell with Geometric Motifs.
Date: A.D. 1250 - 1500
Prriod: Tuza
Place of origin: South America, Northern Andes, Colombia
Culture: Narino
Medium: Ceramic
~ Four-cornered hat.
Culture/Period: Wari, Middle Horizon period
Date: A.D. 700–900
Place of origin: Perú
Medium: Knotted cotton ground with wool [camelid] pile.
~ Nose ornament.
Date: A.D. 600–1550
Place of origin: Department of Nariño, Southwestern highlands, Colombia
Medium: Gold alloy
~ Hand-Shaped Stamp.
Place of origin: Mexico, Puebla, Las Bocas
Culture: Olmec
Date: 1000–600 B.C.
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic
Source: collections.lacma.org
~ Vessel in the Shape of an Eagle.
Place of origin: Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, or Oaxaca, Nahua or Mixtec
Period: Late Postclassic Period
Date: 1250–1521
Medium: Ceramic with pigment.
~ Mummy mask textile decorated with an occulate being.
Place of origin: Perú
Date: 600 B.C.-A.D. 100
Medium: Cotton cloth with pigment.
Source: hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu
~ Spondylus Shell with Lidded Jade Bowl.
Place of origin: Guatemala
Culture: Maya
Date: A.D. 600–900
Medium: Spondylus shell, jade
Source: collections.lacma.org
~ Codex-style plate with scene of two nude women dressing a figure who may be the Maize god.
Culture: Maya
Period: Late Classic Period
Date: A.D. 680–750
Place of origin: Department of El Petén, El Mirador Basin, Guatemala
Medium: Earthenware: black, brown and red on cream-orange slip paint.
~ Headband.
Culture/Period: Wari-related, Middle Horizon
Date: A.D. 500–800
Place of origin: probably South or Central Coast, Perú
Medium: Cotton larkshead knotted ground with supplementary cut pile.
~ Plaque in the Shape of a Condor.
Place of origin: Perú, South Highlands
Culture: Wari, Tiwanaku
Date: A.D. 600-900
Medium: Silver
Source: collections.lacma.org
~ Pendant depicting a seated lord.
Culture: Maya
Date: A.D. 600–900
Medium: Jadeite
Source: collections.dma.org
~ Carved Box with Deities.
Place of origin: Guatemala, Northern Petén
Culture: Maya
Date: A.D. 450-550
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment.
Source: collections.lacma.org