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Mexico (Room 27)
About 2000 BC – 16th century AD
Room 27 will be closed for essential maintenance work on 4–6 January 2012
Distinctive regional cultures flourished in Mexico from prehistoric times, until its contact with Europe during the sixteenth century. Early Mexican civilization is explored in Room 27, along with the Classic Veracruz and Huaxtec cultures and the Maya city states of the first millennium AD.
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Yaxchilan lintel 24 AD 600-900
More informationYaxchilan lintel 24 AD 600-900
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Stone sculpture of Tlazolteotl AD 900-1521
More informationStone sculpture of Tlazolteotl AD 900-1521
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Mosaic mask of Quetzalcoatl 15th-16th century AD
More informationMosaic mask of Quetzalcoatl 15th-16th century AD
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Gold pendant depicting a ruler AD 900-1521
More informationGold pendant depicting a ruler AD 900-1521
The display includes stunning objects, including highly-prized turquoise mosaic, dating from the Mixtec-Aztec culture of AD 1400–1521, and stone sculptures of Huaxtec female deities from AD 900-1450.
