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Calcite onyx ritual container in the form of a feline

This striking vessel, found at Teotihuacan in 1889, is sculp…
Codex Zouche-Nuttall

This is one of a small number of known Mexican codices (scre…
Fragment of a stone box (tepetlacalli)

This fragment of a stone box is carved with various represen…
Gold ring with feline head in relief

The gold ring has a design of two snakes flanking a feline h…
Granite carving of a serpent

The serpent played a very important role in Mexica religion …
Group of three pottery figurines

Many small pottery figurines have been recovered in Central …
Head of Tlaloc

This head represents the Rain God, Tlaloc, an important god …
Jade figure of an eagle warrior

The Mexica had two prestigious orders of warriors: the jagua…
Jade figurine of Tlaloc

This figurine was carved by Mixtec artisans and represents T…
Jade pectoral

This pectoral (chest ornament), broken on both sides, was ca…
Jade perforator

Perforators were used in self-sacrifice rites, which involve…
Jade votive axe

The Olmec fashioned votive axes in the form of figures carve…
Knife with a mosaic handle and a chalcedony blade

The handle of this knife is carved from a single piece of wo…
Limestone figure of an old man and boy

Stone sculptures of elderly figures are a recurring theme in…
Masks of Xipe Totec

These masks are intended to represent Xipe Totec, a Mexica* …
Mosaic mask of Quetzalcoatl

This mask is believed to represent Quetzalcoatl (‘the feathe…
Mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca

This mosaic is believed to represent the god Tezcatlipoca, o…
Sandstone seated figure of Mictlantecuhtli

This sculpture represents Mictlantecuhtli, an Aztec god asso…
Shell ornament

This ornament is made of spondylus princeps , the red-rimmed…
Stone bust of Quetzalcoatl

This sculpture represents the Mexica god Quetzalcoatl. His n…
Stone figure of Xiuhcoatl

The serpent played an important role in Mexica religion. Man…
Stone kneeling figure of Chalchiuhtlicue

This stone sculpture represents Chalchiuhtlicue, the Mexica …
Stone owl

Birds are rarely represented in Mexica stone sculpture. This…
Stone sculpture of Chalchiuhtlicue

This stone sculpture represents Chalchiuhtlicue, the Mexica …
Sculpture of a Huastec goddess

The female figures share similar characteristics, such as a …
Stone seated figure of Xiuhtecuhtli

This figure represents Xiuhtecuhtli, the Mexica god of fire.…
Stone seated figure of Xochipilli

Xochipilli was the Mexica god of music and dance. His name i…
Stone serpent

The serpent played a very important role in Mexica religion …
Turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent

It is carved in wood ( Cedrela odorata ) and covered with tu…
Wooden ceremonial shield with mosaic inlay

This mosaic covered wooden disc was probably once the centra…
Wooden slit-drum (teponaztli)

This is an example of an Mexica slit-drum called a teponaztl…
Wooden spear thrower (atlatl)

This Mexica spear thrower is called an atlatl in Nahuatl, th…
Mexican codex map

Painted on rough native Mexican paper known as amatl , it h…
Olmec stone mask

The Olmecs lived in the low-lying Gulf Coast area of what is…
Pottery dog

This hollow figure represents a dog, the most commonly portr…
Pottery ancestor figure

Offering vessels like this one have been found in the tombs …
Obsidian mirror

The Mexica people made mirrors of varying sizes with cut iro…
Pottery figures of a drummer and a woman and child

At least six styles of ceramic sculptures are found in Jalis…
Wooden slit-drum (teponatzli)

This is an example of an Mexica slit-drum, called teponaztli…
Wooden slit-drum (teponaztli)

This is an example of a slit-drum called a teponaztli . It w…
Black limestone mask

This stone mask, found in the Basin of Mexico, displays a wi…
Gold pendant depicting a ruler

This pendant represents a nobleman wearing a necklace, earri…
Gold pendant with a miniature portrait

This gold pendant, representing a Maya ruler, was allegedly …
Group of pottery model temples

Most Mexica temples were razed to the ground by the Spaniard…
Jade plaque of a Maya king

Architecture, ceramics and other lines of evidence indicate …
Pottery female figurine

Small clay figurines are relatively common throughout Mesoam…
Pottery figure of a warrior

This sculpture represents a sitting warrior with protective …
Pottery figurine of a woman holding a dog

Large, hollow ceramic figures, sitting or standing, are foun…
Pottery plate with deer glyph

Located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley, in the central Mexica…
Pottery torso of a female

This Ameca-style figurine represents the torso of a woman we…
Pottery vessel

Located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley, in the central Mexica…
Pottery vessel of the Storm God

The Storm God portrayed at Teotihuacan was later known to th…
Rock crystal skull

Large quartz crystal skulls have generated great interest an…
Stone hacha

Hachas were believed to be axe-heads, hence the name (the Sp…
Stone mask

A large number of impressive stone masks were produced at Te…
Stone sculpture of Tlazolteotl

The Huastec inhabitated the northern part of the Gulf Coast.…
Ceremonial ballgame belt

The function of yugos has been debated for over a century. S…
Tecali vessel with a figure wearing a feline mask

Tecali is a white translucent stone (travertine) which somet…
The Atomic Apocalypse, by the Linares family

The celebration of the festivals of All Saints and All Souls…
Yaxchilán lintel 15

This limestone lintel is one of a series of three panels com…
Yaxchilán lintel 16

This limestone lintel is one of a series of three panels com…
Yaxchilán lintel 17

This limestone lintel is one of a series of three panels com…
Maya relief of royal blood-letting (Yaxchilán lintel 24)

Lintels 24 and 25, removed at Maudslay's request at the end …
Yaxchilán lintel 25

This limestone lintel is one of a series of three panels fro…
Yaxchilán lintel 35

This limestone lintel was found by A. P. Maudslay in 1882 am…
Yaxchilán lintel 41

This is the upper part of a limestone lintel found by A.P. M…
Silver 8-reales of the Mexican Republic with Chinese chopmarks

European trade with China began in 1517 when Portuguese merc…
Silver 8 reales counterstamped as 5 shillings, with a hole

Port Jackson in New South Wales, founded in 1788, was the fi…

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