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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Seated female figure

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 250
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    1998.23.18
    Culture: 
    Proto-Maya or Veracruz, Gulf Coast
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Anthropomorphic Hacha with a Bird Headdress

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Volcanic stone with traces of pigment

    Accession Number: 
    1958.15.23
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Head representing Xipe Totec

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1000–1521
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    1961.43.6a-b
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Zempoala
    Period: 
    Early Postclassic Period to Late Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Grinning Male Figure

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    1986.134.1
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Figure Holding a Staff and a Bag

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Volcanic stone

    Accession Number: 
    1958.85.1
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Cerro de la Morena, Misantla, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Anthropomorphic Hacha

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Volcanic stone with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    1986.134.5
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view*
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Hacha in the Shape of a Jaguar Head

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Volcanic stone with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    1986.134.6
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    On view*
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Palma in the Shape of a Quetzal

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Volcanic stone with traces of pigment

    Accession Number: 
    1959.55.13
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Square pendant, with representation of face

    Carver: Unknown
    Date: 
    n.d.
    Medium: 

    Green stone, serpentine

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.37
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Olmec, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Contemporary(?)
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Hacha of a Supernatural Animal

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Gray basalt

    Accession Number: 
    2017.14.10
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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