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

Tlatilco culture, Xochipala

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

ARMADILLO EFFIGY BOWL

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
black-green stone
Dimension: 2.5in x 6in x 0in
6.4cm x 15.2cm x 0cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf – 1987.035.023

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

STANDING FEMALE BALLPLAYER FIGURINE WITH RED AND YELLOW PAINTED FACE

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 5.65in x 0in x 0in
14.3cm x 0cm x 0cm
Gift of Peter David Joralemon – 1999.069.005

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

SEATED FIGURINE OF A DWARF WITH TWO ROUNDELS IN HAIR

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 7.5in x 0in x 0in
19.1cm x 0cm x 0cm
Purchased with funds provided by the Yvonne and J. Moore McDonough Endowment – 1991.068

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

THREE DISPLAYED DEITY PENDANTS

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
shell
Dimension: 0.88in x 0in x 0in
2.2cm x 0cm x 0cm
Gift of Spencer Throckmorton – 1992.052.B-D

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

SEATED MALE FIGURINE HOLDING OBJECT IN RAISED LEFT HAND

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 2.75in x 1.875in x 2.25in
6.99cm x 4.76cm x 5.72cm
Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy Griffin – 2005.001.062

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

MALE BALLPLAYER FIGURINE BENT FORWARD

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 4.75in x 2.25in x 2in
12.07cm x 5.72cm x 5.08cm
Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy Griffin – 2005.001.061

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

RITUAL BALLGAME BALL RATTLE

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped earthenware
Dimension: 0in x 2.5in x 0in
0cm x 6.4cm x 0cm
Gift of Constance Kamens – 1986.040

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

FEMALE RITUAL BALLPLAYER FIGURINE

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
earthenware ceramic, paint
Dimension: 7in x 0in x 0in
17.8cm x 0cm x 0cm
Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of the Snite Museum of Art – 1987.053

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

DISPLAYED DEITY PENDANT

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
shell, pyrite
Dimension: 0in x 0.88in x 0in
0cm x 2.235cm x 0cm
Gift of Spencer Throckmorton – 1992.052.A

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

STANDING BALLPLAYER FIGURINE HOLDING TWO SNAKES

Early-Middle Preclassic periods, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 8.25in x 0in x 0in
20.955cm x 0cm x 0cm
Humana Endowment Purchase – 2001.008.008

Tlatilco culture
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico

STANDING MALE FIGURINE WITH DISPLAYED DEITY FIGURE CUT IN REAR HAIRDO

Early-Middle Preclassic period, 1300-800 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimension: 6.125in x 2.25in x 1.25in
15.56cm x 5.72cm x 3.18cm
Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy Griffin – 2005.001.063