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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Vessel with Aged Deity

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 900–1200
    Medium: 

    Ceramic, Tohil Plumbate

    Accession Number: 
    1958.14.55
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Candelero with human face

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 250–650
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    1958.14.45
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Teotihuacan Culture
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Tecomate (Gourd-Shaped Bowl) with “Olmec Dragon” Design

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    1200–400 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    1989.40.1
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec
    Period: 
    Early Formative to Middle Formative Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Teotihuacan style tripod vessel

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 300–600
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    1989.19.1
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Escuintla, Guatemala, Teotihuacan Culture
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Lidded Vessel with Peccaries, Bird, and Fish

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 300–400
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    2001.82.1a-b
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    On view
    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

    Plumbate head vase of a bearded old man

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 900–1200
    Medium: 

    Ceramic, Tohil Plumbate

    Accession Number: 
    2008.215.42
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Maya Poison Bottle

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

    Cream slipped ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2010.228.6
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    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

    Tripod Vessel in the Shape of a Figure Wearing a Bird Costume

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 400–650
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2017.14.13
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Teotihuacan Culture
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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