A0668_0593. Tripod vase - nubbin supports missing. Exterior is decorated with post-fired incised imagery (feathered serpents), in which some red pigment remains. Missing fragment. Repaired. Hole in center of base. Teotihuacan, central highlands, early Tlamamiloipa phase. 200 - 300 AD. 13cm high 14cm wide. Gift of Karl Menninger
A2008_80. Standing male figurine. Hollow. Round hole in back of head and midback. Classic Veracruz. 500 - 900 AD. 33.6cm high 22.8cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler
A2015_80. Tripod bowl with stepped scroll design in black below band of black dots. Twisted rope glyph on base of interior. Veracruz. 900 - 1200 AD. 8.5cm high 20cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler
A2023_80. Solid clay human head. Teotihuacan, basin of Mexico. 400 BC - AD 200. 4cm high 4cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler.
A2033_80. Small Clay Bowl, faint orange slip. Teotihuacan, basin of Mexico. 300 - 700 AD. 4.5cm high 8.9cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler.
A2035_80. Tecomate bowl. Chilo Specular Red (w/hematite fragments) along rim. Teotihuacan, central highlands, possibly Ocos phase. 4.8cm high 11.3cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler.
A2038_80. Miniature Vessel, burnished black. Teotihuacan, basin of Mexico. 400 BC - AD 200. 8cm high 8cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler
A2092_80. Figure in "swing seat", White slip, traces of blue pigment. Right-rear leg detached. Totonac, Late Classic. 600 - 900 AD. 16cm high 17cm wide. Gift of August L. Selig.
A2115_80. Stone human head, Possibly associated with the ballgame. Veracruz. 300 - 1000 AD. 14cm high 10.2cm wide. Gift of Colligwood.
A5002_82. Large Mezcala-form of standing human, "hacha"-form votive axes. Arms crossed across chest. Veracruz. 34cm high 19.6cm wide. Gift of Malcom E. Cutler.
A5003_91. Ceramic candelero, Used for burning various substances, such as: copal, beeswax, even small pine cones. Rare in burials in this period, common in redeposited floor fill of apartment compounds (Rattray 2001: 273). Two large holes on top, four side vents. Teotihuacan, valley of Mexico, Metepec period. 650 - 750 AD. 4.5cm high 6.6cm wide. Gift of Robert Squier.
Veracruz
The Mesoamerican collections consist of both systematically excavated and donated materials. Mesoamerica includes the countries of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and various islands. Many of these artifacts are associated with a specific archaeological site, while others are identified only by cultural group or geographical area. Cultural groups include Maya and Olmec, sites are La Venta, Jalisco, Colima. The geographic areas are Valley of Mexico, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Central Plateau.
The associated images and contextual information are representative of our larger holdings from Mesoamerica. The information associated with each image includes the catalog number, geographic region, cultural affiliation (if known), size and donor.
