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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Vessel in the Shape of a Human Head with an Eagle Headdress

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1500–1000 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2018.173.1
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Low Bowl

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1500–1300 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with black slip and traces of red

    Accession Number: 
    2020.27.1
    Culture: 
    Guatemala or Mexico, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Spouted Dish

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1500–1100 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2018.173.5
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Fluted Tecomate (Bowl)

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1500–1300 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with white slip

    Accession Number: 
    2018.173.4
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative, first phase
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Tecomate with Deity and Leaf Motif

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1200–900 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2020.27.2
    Culture: 
    Guatemala or Mexico, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Roller Stamp

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    1500–900 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2018.45.102
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Olmec Head

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    1150 B.C.–550 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2020.5.1
    Culture: 
    Guatemala or Mexico, Olmec, Las Bocas area
    Period: 
    Classic
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center