Art 4201 Studyguide 6: Meso- and Central America (Part 1)
ABW pp. 258-79; NWA pp. 168-93
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(South American works at the Carlos) |
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Anthropomorphic burial urn. No. Andes: Colombia. 500BCE-100. ceramic. 24 X 12” Carlos |
Female figure w. headdress. No. Andes: Ecuador. 300-600. ceramic. 155 ¾” H Carlos |
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Miniature silver burial offerings. C. Andes: Peru. Chimú-Inca. 1000-1600. Bedroll, pillow, brazier, spoons, spear thrower, flute, panpipes, squash, tree w. fruit, beakers. Carlos. |
Tumi. Wide-blade knife w. llama head. So. Andes. Late Horizon. 1438-1534. bronze. 5 5/16” Carlos |
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Paccha ritual watering vessel. C. Andes. Inca 1438-1534. ceramic. 13 ½” H Carlos |
Female effigy. C. Andes. Chancay. Late Intermediate period. 1000-1470. Ceramic. 18 ½” Carlos. |
| openwork headcloth, So. America. Carlos | Earspools. So. America. 1000-1470. Carlos |
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| OLMEC | |
| Colossal stone heads.1200-900 BCE. 7-9’ H. Basalt. ABW 7.11 (7) | |
| Seated Jaguar. 1200-900 BCE. Basalt. 35 ½” H. AATW5.1 | Olmec jade funerary mask |
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Kunz axe. C.1000 BCE. Jade. 1”H. ABW. 7.13 |
Similar work. aat 14.2 |
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Snarling or weeping child or man. |
Olmec standing figure |
| Confrontation group, fr. LaVenta | another view |
| Seated figure holding infant. 900-500BCE. Serpentine. 4 3/8” H. NWA 80 . 2 views | Sim. Figure w. rain deity, but monumental in size. 55”H. greenstone. Las Limas |
| Zapotec. Seated figurine/tomb guardian. Incised greenstone. 300BCE-700CE. | |
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LA VENTA |
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| reconstruction ABW 7.12 | plan |
| Relief: mythic serpent and figure with jaguar mask. Basalt. 36”H | Sculpted Monolithic altar/throne w. mythic figure/ruler emerging from cave niche holding a rope; sky band on top. 63”H. 3 views |
| Monte Albán. Oaxaca. 1-900 | |
| ruins | plan |
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slab w. geneology |
stele fr. north platform |
| Stele 4: standing ruler, glyph | Stele 4: standing ruler, glyph |
| Zapotec Stele 2: bound captive dressed as jaguar. 53 "H | dancing figures (danzantes) |
| Ball court | Ball player (copy) |
| Nayarit | |
| model of ball court. NWA81 | model ball game |
| couple | seated pair, Carlos 60 |
| Maya Lord. Fr. Tabasco, 6th C. wood w. hematite pigment. 14” H. AAT W5.9 | drinker. copy |
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Oaxaca masked goddess, fr. Monte Alban |
Zapotec figure of Zipe Totec |
| Rain God fr. San Jose el Majore |
Water Goddess or Tlaloc |
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Oaxaca Rain God, c. 1500 |
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MAYA |
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| PALENQUE | |
| Palenque, Chiapas. Palace complex from SW. 670-80 aerial view. 14.5 | Plan |
| ground level view. ABW 7.14 | tomb pyramid, distant view |
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Palenque. Temple of Inscriptions/Tomb of Lord Pacal. 670-80. see. 7.14 |
Palenque. Tomb Pyramid. see. 7.14 |
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Madrid stele |
Talud-Tablero construction. AAT W5.5 |
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Palenque Palace; carved tablet: captives. |
Palace Tablet, Palenque. 702. limestone. NWA 86 |
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talud relief: bound captives |
talud relief: bound captives |
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Lord Pacal: Stucco head. Fr. Tomb. |
3 more views. |
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Temple of Inscriptions: Sarcophagus lid: Lord Pacal. 680. 12’2” X 7’ ABW 7.16 |
Line drawing of sarcophagus lid. |
| Tikal | |
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Plan of central complex |
reconstruction, twin pyramid complex |
| Tikal Acropolis. AAT W5.13 | |
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Tikal. Temple of the Giant Jaguar. 8th C. ABW. 7.17 NWA 85. |
Another view. |
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Maya Hieroglyphs. Inscription fr. Linte, Tikal: Temple IV. 741. wood. 19”H ABW 7.15 |
Leiden plate: Maya calendar. Jade. 8 ½”H. 300BCE-250CE. AAT W5.8 |
| Tikal: Stela 31: warrior in Teotihuacán costume. NWA 84 | stele 31 |
| Kaminaljuyu: Stela 19. 300-100BCE. 43”H. | Tikal stele 16 |
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Relief panel fr. Yaxchilan palace, Chiapas. C. 750. Shield Jaguar, Ruler, w. torch, wife pulls thorny rope through tongue: bloodletting ritual. 14.12 |
relief fr. Guatemala. Warrior in costume. AATw.5.7 |
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Yaxchilan relief: Invocation of royal ancestor/vision |
Yaxchilan: investiture |