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

Olmec culture, Puebla, Mexico

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

DISH WITH EARTH DRAGON MOUTH MOTIFS AND 3-SHAPED GUM BRACKETS

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped earthenware
Dimension: 0in x 5.75in x 0in
0cm x 14.605cm x 0cm
Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation - 1993.060.021

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

TECOMATE WITH TRACES OF RED PIGMENT

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped earthenware, traces of red pigment
Dimension: 4.38in x 0in x 0in
11.125cm x 0cm x 0cm
Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation - 1993.060.009

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

BOWL IN THE SHAPE OF A HALF-CALABASH

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped earthenware
Dimension: 3.625in x 8.375in x 5in
9.21cm x 21.27cm x 12.7cm
Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation - 1993.060.008

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

BOWL WITH RAISED RIM AND FLUTED SIDES

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped earthenware, cinnabar (?)
Dimension: 0in x 6.13in x 0in
0cm x 15.7cm x 0cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mahony - 1991.066.004

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

BOWL IN THE SHAPE OF A GOURD CUT IN HALF

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped and incised earthenware
Dimension: 11in x 0in x 0in
27.94cm x 0cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.016

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

BOWL WITH 4-POINT STARS IN THE BODY OF THE MIRROR IMAGE MONSTER

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped, excised and painted earthenware
Dimension: 0in x 4.5in x 0in
0cm x 11.43cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.015

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

TECOMATE WITH EXCISED EARTH DRAGON PROFILE

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped, excised and painted earthenware
Dimension: 2.5in x 0in x 0in
6.35cm x 0cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.013

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

BOWL WITH MIRROR IMAGE MONSTER AND 4-POINT STAR ABOVE CLOSED EYE

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped, excised and painted earthenware
Dimension: 0in x 5.25in x 0in
0cm x 13.335cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.012

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

CUP WITH EARTH DRAGON EYE MOTIF

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped, excised and painted earthenware
Dimension: 3.5in x 0in x 0in
8.89cm x 0cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.009

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

BOWL WITH MIRROR IMAGE MONSTER WITH CROSSHATCHED EYE

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped earthenware
Dimension: 0in x 5in x 0in
0cm x 12.7cm x 0cm
Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation - 1993.060.001

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

DWARF FIGURINE WITH FORWARD THRUSTING HEAD

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped, incised and painted earthenware
Dimension: 4.25in x 0in x 0in
10.8cm x 0cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.003

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

ENEMA VESSEL IN FORM OF A DISPLAYED ZOOMORPHIC FIGURE

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped earthenware
Dimension: 0in x 0in x 5.38in
0cm x 0cm x 13.7cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. O'Boyle - 1991.063.005

Olmec culture
Puebla, Mexico

SEATED FIGURINE WITH BROAD SAGITTAL HAIR BAND

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1500-400 B.C.
slipped, incised and painted earthenware
Dimension: 5.63in x 0in x 0in
14.3cm x 0cm x 0cm
The Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment - 1999.019.002