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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Carved bone Awl with the head of a deity

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–800
    Medium: 

    Bone (probably jaguar ulna) with traces of cinnabar

    Accession Number: 
    2002.124.1
    Culture: 
    Guatemala or Mexico, Maya
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Pyriform Vase

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

    Incised ceramic with pigment, Tohil Plumbate

    Accession Number: 
    1958.86.2
    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

    Mask

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 200–900
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    1958.15.12
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, possibly Campeche, Jaina Island, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Stingray spine

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–800
    Medium: 

    Spine of a sting ray

    Accession Number: 
    2002.124.2
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Tools and Equipment
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Vessel with Rain God and Turkey Head

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

    Ceramic, Tohil Plumbate

    Accession Number: 
    2017.14.26
    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

    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

    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

    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

    Conch shell with incised designs

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 250–900
    Medium: 

    Conch shell

    Accession Number: 
    2010.228.3
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Shell fragment with Mayan glyphs

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

    Shell

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.34a
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya, Chiapas or El Peten
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Inscriptions
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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