Mexico, Olmec, 900–300 BCE
Stone
Serpentine with traces of cinnabar
Height: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing (M.86.311.6)
Kerr Number: K638
Comments: War scene. A procession of warriors with naked captive. He will be decapitated, Note the paper garment and the decapitation instrument
Nasca, Mantle ("The Paracas Textile"), 100-300 C.E., cotton, camelid fiber, 58-1/4 x 24-1/2 inches / 148 x 62.2 cm, found south coast, Paracas, Peru (Brooklyn Museum)
Lintel 24, c. 723-26, Structure 23, Yaxchilán, Classic Maya, limestone, 109 x 78 x 6 cm (The British Museum) depicts the ruler Shield Jaguar II holding a torch over the head of his wife Lady K'ab'al Xook's as she performs a bloodletting ritual pulling a thorny cord through her tongue
Ear ornament depicting a warrior, 640–680 C.E., gold, turquoise, and wood, 9.5 cm diameter (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-SA 4.0)
"Teotihuacan - Artifact" by Artotem is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
a survey of museum exhibitions on Mesoamerica since 2011
agriculture
Olmec style
Kneeling lord with incised toad on his head, 900–500 B.C.
Middle Formative
Stone with red pigment
h. 17.6 cm., w. 10.8 cm., d. 10.1 cm. (6 15/16 x 4 1/4 x 4 in.)
Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, gift of Mrs. Gerard B. Lambert by exchange
y1976-21
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