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~ 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.
~Plaque.
Date: 1000–500 B.C.
Period: Middle Formative, Olmec style
Place of origin: Guerrero, Mexico
Medium: Jade with traces of cinnabar.
~ Panel. Place of origin: Mexico, Oaxaca/Guerrero border region Date: A.D. 1200-1400 Medium: Ceramic with post fire application of pigments (white, red, yellow).
~ Yoke. Date: 10th–4th century B.C. Place of origin: Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero Culture: Olmec Medium: Stone, pigment
~ Plaque with Rain Deity. Place of origin: Mexico, Guerrero, Tabasco, or Veracruz Culture: Olmec Date: 900-400 B.C. Medium: Serpentine
~ Dancer with Snakes. Place of origin: Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala Date: 1000-500 B.C. Medium: Ceramic with postfire applied pigment
~ Mask. Place of origin: Mexico, probably Guerrero, Olmec - style Date: 000-600 B.C. Medium: Serpentine
~Necklace. Period: Middle Formative Date: 800 B.C.- 300 B.C. Place of origin: Guerrero, West Mexico Medium: Jade
~Face panel. Period: Middle Formative Date: 800 B.C. - 300 B.C. Place of origin: Guerrero, Mexico Medium: Greenstone
~Human Face Pectoral. Place of origin: Mexico, Guerrero Culture: Olmec - style Date: 1000-600 B.C. Medium: Stone
~Acrobat. Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala style, 900-500 B.C. Slip-painted ceramic
~Necklace. Middle Formative 800 BCE-300 BCE Guerrero, West Mexico
~One of two shell bracelets from a group of six, with an owl head on each (death birds). 1500–1200 B.C. Early Formative, Xochipala Place made: Guerrero, Mexico Shell
~Pectoral Ornament. c. 1200-1519 Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan,, Mixtec or Aztec style This extraordinary pendant consists of a conch shell section carved in jade, enclosed in a delicate gold frame with tiny dangling bells. This symbol was worn by the deity Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent) a culture hero credited in one myth with creating human life by sprinkling his blood on ground bones. The pectoral may have been worn by a priest, or by a ceremonial impersonator of Quetzalcoatl.
