MESOAMERICA

Early-Middle Pre-Classic periods, 1500—300 B.C

Olmec culture, Las Bocas
Olmec culture, Tlapacoya
Olmec culture, Mexico/Guatemala
Olmec culture, Puebla, Mexico
Olmec culture, Tlatilco
Olmec culture, San Lorenzo
Olmec culture, Remojadas
Olmec culture, Tres Zapotes
Olmec culture, La Venta
Olmec culture, Salinas La Blanca, Guatemala
Olmec culture, Playa de Los Muertos, Honduras
Isla culture, Tlapacoya
Transitional Tlatilco culture, Tlatilco
Tlatilco culture, Tlatilco
Tlatilco culture, Tlapacoya
Tlatilco culture, Las Bocas
Tlatilco culture, Puebla
Tlatilco culture, Xochipala
Olmecoid culture, Mexico/Guatemala
Pacific Slope culture, Mexico/Guatemala
Ocos culture, Guatemala
Salinas La Blanca Jocotal culture, Guatemala
Salinas La Blanca Escaleron-Frontera culture, Guatemala
Pacific Highlands culture, Guatemala
Las Charcas culture, Guatemala
Ticoman culture
Canitas culture
Zacatenco culture
Chalcatzingo culture


Late Preclassic period, 300 B.C—A.D. 250

Classic period, A.D. 250—850

Early Post Classic period, A.D. 850—1200

Late Post Classic period, A.D. 1200—1521


CENTRAL AMERICA AND NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA

Costa Rica
Panama
Ecuador
Colombia


CARIBBEAN

Dominican Republic/Haiti/Puerto Rico/Cuba


ANDEAN SOUTH AMERICA

Early Horizon, 1200-100 B.C.
Early Intermediate period, 100 B.C.-A.D. 600
Middle Horizon, A.D. 600-1000
Late Intermediate period, A.D. 1000-1450
Late Horizon, A.D. 1450-1575

Ecuador

Bahia culture
Ecuador

TEMPLE EFFIGY BOTTLE

Regional Development-Integration periods, 300 B.C.-A.D. 1533
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 8in x 0in x 0in
20.3cm x 0cm x 0cm
Gift of Lewis Ranieri – 1999.065.004

Los Esteros culture
Ecuador

ONE OF A PAIR OF STANDING FEMALE FIGURES WITH EXAGGERATED FACIAL FEATURES AND TEXTURED BODY SUITS

Bahia phase, 1000-500 B.C.
buff earthenware
Dimension: 5.625in x 2.125in x 1.125in
14.29cm x 5.4cm x 2.86cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.012.B

Los Esteros culture
Ecuador

ONE OF A PAIR OF STANDING FEMALE FIGURES WITH EXAGGERATED FACIAL FEATURES AND TEXTURED BODY SUITS

Bahia phase, 1000-500 B.C.
buff earthenware
Dimension: 5.625in x 2.125in x 1.125in
14.29cm x 5.4cm x 2.86cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.012.A

Valdivia culture
Ecuador

STANDING FEMALE FIGURINE

1500-500 B.C.
red earthenware
Dimension: 3in x 1.125in x 0.625in
7.62cm x 2.86cm x 1.59cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.015

Bahia culture
Ecuador

TEMPLE EFFIGY BOTTLE

Regional Development-Integration periods, 300 B.C.-A.D. 1533
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 8in x 0in x 0in
20.3cm x 0cm x 0cm
Gift of Lewis Ranieri – 1999.065.004

Chorrera culture
Ecuador

EFFIGY VESSEL OF A SUPINE FIGURE WITH HELMET

1000-500 B.C.
buff and red earthenare
Dimension: 8.38in x 5.5in x 3.375in
21.29cm x 13.97cm x 8.57cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.008

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

STAMP WITH BOLD SCROLLS AND ELABORATE POINTED ELEMENTS

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 4.125in x 4.25in x 2.625in
10.48cm x 10.8cm x 6.67cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.019

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

FLAT STAMP WITH ZOOMORPHIC DRAGON DESIGN

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 3.25in x 3.25in x 1.875in
8.26cm x 8.26cm x 4.76cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.006

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

FLAT STAMP WITH MULTI-POINTED GEOMETRIC SHAPE

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 4.25in x 2.75in x 2.125in
10.8cm x 6.99cm x 5.4cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.007

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

HEAD OF THE OLD GOD FINGER PUPPET

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 1.625in x 1.625in x 1.625in
4.13cm x 4.13cm x 4.13cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.008

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH CURVILINEAR DESIGN WITH SERRATED AREAS

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 4.625in x 1.625in x in
11.75cm x 4.13cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.009

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH CURVILINEAR SCROLL DESIGNS AND SEGMENTED BANDS AT TOP AND BOTTOM

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 3.375in x 1.375in x in
8.57cm x 3.49cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.010

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH TWO OPPOSED DRAGON SNOUT DESIGNS

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 3in x 1.125in x in
7.62cm x 2.86cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.011

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH FINELY CARVED DESIGN WITH CRENELLATED RIM BAND AT ONE END AND SCROLL MOTIFS AT OTHER

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.5in x in x in
6.35cm x 2.54cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.012

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH SERRATED TRIANGULAR MOTIFS POSITIONED HORIZONTALLY

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.375in x 1.125in x in
6.03cm x 2.86cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.013

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH BUTTERFLY DESIGNS WITH CIRCLES AT CENTERS

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.25in x 1.25in x in
5.72cm x 3.18cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.014

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH DEEPLY CUT BOLD SCROLL DESIGN

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.375in x in x in
6.03cm x 2.54cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.015

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

FLAT SELLO WITH LIFE/DEATH DUALITY SQUID

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 3.75in x 1.375in x 2.125in
9.53cm x 3.49cm x 5.4cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.016

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

STANDING FEMALE WITH NOSE ORNAMENTS, WAISTBAND AND ZIG-ZAG BODY DESIGN

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
buff earthenware
Dimension: 4.375in x 2.25in x 0.75in
11.11cm x 5.72cm x 1.91cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.011

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

STAMP WITH HAND MOTIF

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 4.625in x 3.625in x 3.625in
11.75cm x 9.21cm x 9.21cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.018

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

STAMP WITH COMPLEX MOTIF

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 3.25in x 2.5in x 1.375in
8.26cm x 6.35cm x 3.49cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.020

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH STYLIZED PROFILE OF SAURIAN MONSTER

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.5in x 1.5in x in
6.35cm x 3.81cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.022

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH MONKEY PROFILE

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.625in x 1.125in x in
6.67cm x 2.86cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.023

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

CYLINDER SEAL WITH DIAMOND SHAPE AND OTHER VARIOUS SCROLL DESIGNS

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.5in x 1.125in x in
6.35cm x 2.86cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.024

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

STAMP WITH CURVILINEAR ZOOMORPHIC DRAGON MOTIF

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 3.875in x 3.125in x 2.875in
9.84cm x 7.94cm x 7.3cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.021

La Tolita culture
Ecuador

STAMP WITH BIRD AND REPTILE MOTIFS

Regional Developmental Period, 300 B.C.-700 A.D.
earthenware
Dimension: 2.5in x 2.5in x 1.375in
6.35cm x 6.35cm x 3.49cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2003.045.017

Los Esteros culture
Ecuador

ONE OF A PAIR OF STANDING FEMALE FIGURES WITH EXAGGERATED FACIAL FEATURES AND TEXTURED BODY SUITS

Bahia phase, 1000-500 B.C.
buff earthenware
Dimension: 5.625in x 2.125in x 1.125in
14.29cm x 5.4cm x 2.86cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.012.B

Los Esteros culture
Ecuador

ONE OF A PAIR OF STANDING FEMALE FIGURES WITH EXAGGERATED FACIAL FEATURES AND TEXTURED BODY SUITS

Bahia phase, 1000-500 B.C.
buff earthenware
Dimension: 5.625in x 2.125in x 1.125in
14.29cm x 5.4cm x 2.86cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 2002.068.012.A