Pre-Columbian

Creator details

Name
Pre-Columbian
Nationality
South American

Assets (265 in total)

Muisca raft of El Dorado, 1295-1410 AD (copper & gold alloy)
Detail from a Mayan codex (vellum)
Tumi or ceremonial knife in the shape of Naylamp, Chimu (gold & semi-precious stones)
Mayan ball court marker, from Chinkultic, Chiapas, 590 AD (limestone)
Giant head, Olmec Culture (stone)
Detail from a Mayan codex (vellum)
Detail from a Mayan codex (vellum)
Breastplate representing the god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, from Tomb 7, Monte Alban, Mixtec, c.1300-1450  (gold)
Stela depicting a warrior holding a club, Chavin Culture (stone)
Tolima ornament in the form of a human-headed bird, from Colombia (gold)
Anthropomorphic vessel, c.800 (terracotta) (photo)
Two Chimu vases with mythological figures and a small female Mochica idol (embossed gold and turquoise)

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