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PRECLASSIC
PERIOD IN AMERICA (1800 BC - 150 AD) [See Previews] Fig. 5.
The 260-day period of the Aztec year, or “tonalpohualli.” Twenty days on wheel at right intermesh
with numbers 1-13 on left wheel, in a true gear system
(redrawn & modified from Coe 1994). Fig. 263.
Olmec stone sculpture (15 in. high), Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico,
1500-1000 BC. (Rose Art Mus.1981) Fig. 264.
Sculpture of a woman (9.25 in. high), Xochipala, Guerroro, Mexico,
1500-1000 BC. (Rose Art Mus. 1981) Fig. 265.
Olmec sculpture of a ballplayer (15.5 in. high), Xochipala, Guerroro,
Mexico, 1500-1000 BC. (Rose Art
Mus. 1981) Fig. 266.
Olmec sculpture of a woman (7 in. high), Puebla, Mexico, 1500-1000 BC.
(Rose Art Mus.1981) Fig. 258.
Ceramic woman, Tlatilco, Mexico, Pre-Classic (1000-600 BC.) (Lothrop
1964) Fig. 259.
Ceramic woman (21 in. high), Nayarit, Mexico, Pre-Classic (Lothrop
1964) Fig. 275.
Maize God sculpture, Copán, Honduras, Pre-Classic (Coe et al. 1986) Fig. 6.
Stone sculpture, ca 9 ft. high, from San Lorenzo,
Veracruz, dated 1200 - 500 BC. Fig. 7.
Stone sculpture, 5 ft. high, from San Larenzo, Veracruz, dated
900-1200 BC (Kubler 1962). Fig. 8.
Stone sculpture, ca 4 ft. high, from Tres Zapotes,
Veracruz, dated 900-1200 BC (Kubler 1962). Fig. 9.
Stone sculpture, ca 4 ft high, from La Venta, Tabasco,
dated 900-1200 BC. (Kubler 1962). Fig. 10.
Stone sculpture, ca 8 3/4 ft. high, from La Venta, Tabasco, dated
500-1200 BC. Fig. 11. Stone sculpture from Searsmont,
Maine that Fell (1982) claimed bears Bronze Age European inscriptions. Fig. 12.
Ceramic sculptures from Xochipala, Mexico, dated
1200 BC or earlier (Kubler 1984). Fig. 13.
Solid ceramic figures from Valdivia, Ecuador dated ca. 1500-2000 BC
(Kubler 1984). Fig. 14.
Facial expressions on Olmec colossal heads found in southern Mexico
since 1862. They are believed to be portraits of prominent leaders (redrawn
& modified from Stuart 1993). Fig. 15.
Stone sculpture from Essex, Massachusetts, that Fell (1982) maintained
is Breton style Celtic (before Christ). Fig. 16.
Stone sculpture from the Palangana phase at San Lorenzo, Veracruz,
dated 1000 BC or earlier (Coe & Diehl 1980). Fig. 17.
Clay statues shaped and posed deliberately to form a scene, from San
Jose Mogote, Oaxaca, dated 1200-1800 BC (Fagan 1989). Fig.186.
Ceramic, man seated, Central Mexico (12.5 in. high)-- Pre-Classic Fig 187.
Ceramic, man seated, Central Mexico (14.5 in. high)-- Pre-Classic Fig.188.
Ceramic, man on stool, Colima, Mexico (20 in. high) -- Pre-Classic Fig.189.
Ceramic, man with boomerang-like device, Colima, Mexico (13.8 in.
high) -- Pre-Classic Fig 190.
Ceramic, man with bowl, Colima, Mexico (13.3 in. high) -- Pre-Classic Fig.191.
Ceramic, man seated, Colima, Mexico (11.8 in. high) -- Pre-Classic Fig.192.
Ceramic, head of man?, Colima, Mexico (9.5 in. high) -- Pre-Classic Fig 193.
Ceramic, woman & man, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico (9.5 & 10 in.
high) -- Pre-Classic Fig.194.
Ceramic, woman, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico (8.8 in. high) -- Pre-Classic Fig.195.
Ceramic, man seated, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico (24.5 in. high) --
Pre-Classic Fig 196.
Ceramic, woman seated, Etzatlán, Jalisco, Mexico (19 in. high) --
Pre-Classic Fig.197.
Ceramic, woman, South Nayarit, Mexico (23.5 in. high) -- Pre-Classic Fig.198.
Ceramic, man & woman, South Nayarit, Mexico (18.8 & 17.5 in.
high) -- Pre-Classic Fig. 18.
Early Ogam alphabet, expressing only consonants, the diphthong “ui”
and semivowel “ya.” Use of the ogam alphabet was suppressed in Roman colonies in 133 BC (after Fell
1982). Fig. 19.
Celtic inscriptions found in Western North America. Fig. 20.
Evidence for sheep farming in Bronze Age North America or 1,700 BC
(Fell 1982). Fig. 21.
Stone sculpture, 2 1/5th ft. high, from Santa Maria, Uxpanapan,
Mexico, dated 400-1200 BC (Feuchtwanger 1953). Fig. 22.
Polychrome painting in Juxtlahuaca Cave, Guerrero, Mexico, showing
image of a bearded man, dated 400-1200 BC (Coe 1994). Fig. 23.
Jade statue, 4 3/4 in. high, or a crying child, from Cerro de las
Mesas, Veracruz, dated 550-1150 BC (Easby & Scott 1970). Fig. 24.
Jade Mask in Olmec style, ca. 7 in high, from Veracruz area, Mexico,
dated 500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 25.
Jade mask in Olmec style, ca. 6 2/3rds in. high, from Puebla, Mexico,
dated 500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 26.
Argillite sculpture, ca. 5 in. high, from Guerrero, Mexico, dated
500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 27.
Ceramic sculpture of a young woman, 4 in. high, from the Rio Balsas
area, Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500- 1500 BC
(Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 28.
Ceramic sculpture, 1.2 ft. high, from Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, dated
500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 29.
Hollow ceramic sculpture, 13 in. high, from Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico,
dated 900-1200 BC (Stuart 1993). Fig. 30.
Ceramic figure, 1 2/3rds in. high, from Tlatilco, Mexico, dated
600-1000 BC (von Wuthenau 1969) Fig. 31.
Ceramic figure, 2 in. high, from Tlapacoyan, Mexico, dated 100-1000
BC (von Wuthenau 1969) Fig. 32.
Ceramic figure, 5 1/2 in. high, from Tlatilco, Mexico, dated 600-1000
BC (von Wuthenau 1969) Fig. 33.
Ceramic sculpture, 2.7 in. high, from Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico,
dated 500-1500 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 34.
Ceramic sculpture of a woman, 7 in. high, from Xochipala, Guerrero,
Mexico, dated 500-1500 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 35.
Ceramic figure, 9 in. high, from Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1000 BC
(Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 36.
Ceramic sculpture of two women, left = 5 1/4 in. high, right = 7 1/2
in. long, from Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico,
dated 500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al.
1985). Fig. 37.
Two views of jadeite figure, 9 1/2 in. high, from southern Mexico,
dated 500-1200 BC (Kelemen 1956). Fig. 38.
Jadeite sculpture from Puebla, Mexico, dated 400-1200 BC (Kelemen
1956). Fig. 39.
Jadeite sculpture, 5 in. high, from southern Mexico, dated ca.
500-1200 BC (Kelemen 1956). Fig. 40.
Dark stone sculpture, ca 3 3/4 in. high, from southern Mexico, dated
ca. 400-1200 BC (Kelemen 1956). Fig. 41.
Fuchsite sculpture from Tamahu, Guatemala, dated 200-400 BC (Easby
& Scott 1970). Fig. 42. Pyrite figure, ca. 4 in. high, from southern Mexico, dated ca.
400-1200 BC (Kelemen 1956). Fig. 43.
Dark jade sculpture, ca 3 1/2 in. high, from La Lima, Honduras, dated
400-1200 BC (Kelemen 1956). Fig. 44.
“The Acrobat” from Tlatilco, Mexico, dated ca. 800 BC (Bernal 1968). Fig. 45.
Jadeite sculpture from El Tejar, Veracruz, dated ca. 900 BC (Bernal
1968). Fig. 46.
Sculptured stone head & upper body from the La Venta culture of
Tres Zapotes, Mexico, dated prior to 900 BC (Westheim 1950). Fig. 47.
Ceramic head, 1.5 in. high from Tlatilco, Mexico, dated 600-1000 BC
(von Wuthenau 1965). Fig. 48.
Ceramic sculpture from Tiahuanaco, Peru, dated 1000 BC or earlier
(Bailey 1994). Fig. 49.
The adolescent “Irish Girl” from Tlatilco, Valley of Mexico, dated
600-1200 BC (Tibon 1967). Fig. 50.
The “Lady with the Solemn Face” from Tlatilco, Valley of Mexico, dated
100-1200 BC (Tibon 1967). Fig. 51.
Stone figure from La Venta, Tabasco, dated 1000 BC or earlier (Bailey
1994). Fig. 52.
Stone sculpture, 4 1/2 in. high, of Olmec culture, southern Mexico,
dated 200-1200 BC (Coe 1994). Fig. 53.
Greenstone sculpture, 1.8 ft. high, from Las Limas, Veracruz, dated
100-1200 BC (Coe 1994). Fig. 212.
Stone implement, Wayne Co., Michigan (12.7 cm. high), 2000-1000 BC
(van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 213.
Stone implement (12 cm. high), Madison Co., Illinois, 2000-1000 BC
(van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 214.
Stone implement (9.7 cm. high), Well Co., Indiana, 2000-1000 BC. (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 216.
Ceramic bowl (11 cm. high), Olmec, Guerrero, Mexico, 1250-900 BC (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 217.
Ceramic bowls (11 cm. high), Olmec, Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico,
1250-900 BC (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 218.
Ceramic bowl (11 cm. high), Olmec, Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, 1250-900
BC (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 229.
Ceramic seated woman (25.7 cm. high), Santa Ana Betijogue, Trujillo,
Venezuela, 1000 - 300 BC (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 239.
Stone seated man, Olmec, La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico, 1500-300 BC Fig. 240.
Jadite man (9.5 in. high), Olmec, Mexico, 1500-300 BC Fig. 241.
Jadite man (9.4 in. high), Olmec, Mexico, 1500-300 BC Fig. 231.
Jadite man, (9.5 in. high), Olmec, Mexico, 1500-300 BC Fig. 242.
Ceramic man (16.25 in. high), Olmec, Mexico, 1500-300 BC Fig. 243.
El Lanzόn, granite, (14.75 ft. high), Chavín de Huántar, Ancash,
Peru, 1200-600 BC Fig. 244.
Diorite stela (6.5 ft. high), Chavín de Huántar, Ancash, Peru,
1200-600 BC Fig. 230.
Ceramic woman (31 cm. high), Chorrera, Ecuador, 1200-300 BC. (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 231.
Ceramic woman (41.5 cm. high), Ecuador, 1200-300 BC (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 236.
Ceramic man (13.5 in. high), Colima, Mexico, 1000-300 BC Fig. 219.
Jade comb in shape of a hand (20 cm. long), Olmec, 900-400 BC (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 220.
Onyx bowl (12.5 cm. high), Olmec, 900-400 BC (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 221.
Ceramic figure (11 cm. high), Olmec, Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexio, 900-400
BC Fig. 54.
Ceramic sculpture, 4 1/3rd in. high, from El Salvador, dated ca. 600
BC (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 55.
Ceramic sculpture, 2 3/4 in. high, from Guerrero, Mexico, dated ca. 600
BC. (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 56.
Jade pendant, 3 1/4 in. high, from southern Mexico, Olmec/Maya region,
dated 200-600 BC (Kelemen 1956). Fig. 57.
Green jadeite sculpture, 7 in. high, from Veracruz area, Mexico, dated
500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 58.
Stone relief from Monte Alb<n, Oaxaca,
Mexico, dated 300-700 BC (Kubler 1962). Fig. 59.
Figures carved from serpentine and jade, from La Venta, Tabasco, dated
ca. 600 BC (Stuart 1993). Fig. 60.
Ceramic sculpture, front and lateral view, 2 1/3rd in. high, from La
Venta area, Tabasco, dated 400 BC or earlier (von Wuthenau 1975). Fig. 61.
Olmec basalt sculpture of a man gazing at the sky with both hands
clasped behind his neck, from la Venta, Tabasco, dated 600 BC or earlier (Stierlin
1981). Fig. 185
Clay seal with inscription from La Venta,, Tabasco, Mexico, dated ca.
600 B.C. (Zackowitz 2003) Fig. 62.
Olmec mask from Las Choapas, Mexico, dated 600-500 BC (Stierlin 1981). Fig. 63.
Olmec mask from Las Choapas, Mexico, dated 400-500 BC (Stierlin 1981). Fig. 64.
Stone lintel above a church door in Tihosuco, Yucatan, Mexico, that
Marx (1992) claimed shows a Phoenician inscription. Fig. 65.
Ceramic sculpture from la Venta, Tabasco, Mexico, dated 400 BC or
earlier (Kubler 1984). Fig. 66.
Clay sculpture, 8 1/3rd in. high, dated 100-600 BC or earlier, from
Esmeraldas Peninsula, Ecuador (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 67.
Ceramic sculpture with large ears, 2 ft. high, from Colima, Mexico,
dated 200 BC - 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 68.
Stone sculpture, 1.6 in. high, from Poapuil, Guatemala, dated 100-300
BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 69.
Ceramic sculpture of woman (left) and man (right), 8 2/5ths in. long,
from Colima, Mexico, dated 300 BC -
100 AD (Berjonneau
et al. 1985). Fig. 70.
Ceramic sculpture on a Zapotec vessel, ca. 2 1/rd in. high, from
Oaxaca, Mexico, dated 400 BC - 150 AD (von Wuthenau
1975). Fig. 71.
Ceramic sculpture, 1 3/4 in. high, from Guerrero, Mexico, dated 400 BC
- 150 Ad (von Wuthenau 1975). Fig. 72.
Jadeite mask from southern Mexico, dated ca. 100 BC (Easby & Scott
1970). Fig. 73.
Ceramic figure, 2 3/4 in. high, dated earlier than 300 Ad, from
plateau of southern Mexico (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 74.
Ceramic sculpture, from Jalisco, Mexico, dated 100 AD or earlier
(Kubler 1984.). Fig. 75.
“The Scribe” of Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico, dated 1-150 BC (Easby &
Scott 1970). Fig. 76.
Roman amphorae from a Roman shipwreck found by Marx (1992) off the
Brazilian coast. Dated ca. 100 AD. Fig. 77.
Ceramic figures of a dog and baby, 10 1/2 and 11 in. high, from
Colima, Col., Mexico, dated 400 BC to 150 AD. Fig. 78.
Ceramic bowls of Olmec culture, from Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1000
BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 79.
Ceramic bowl of Olmec culture, Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1000 BC
(Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 80.
Ceramic sculpture of a duck, 6 in. high, from Olmec culture, Puebla,
Mexico, dated 500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 81.
Ceramic bowl of Olmec culture, Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1000 BC
(Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 82. Ceramic bowl of Olmec culture, from
Las Bocas, Puebla, dated 500-1000 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig.186.
Ceramic, man seated, Central Mexico (12.5 in. high)-- Pre-Classic (von
Winning 1968) Fig 187.
Ceramic, man seated, Central Mexico (14.5 in. high)-- Pre-Classic (von
Winning 1968) Fig.188.
Ceramic, man on stool, Colima, Mexico (20 in. high) -- Pre-Classic
(von Winning 1968) Fig.189.
Ceramic, man with boomerang-like device, Colima, Mexico (13.8 in.
high) -- Pre-Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig 190.
Ceramic, man with bowl, Colima, Mexico (13.3 in. high) -- Pre-Classic
(von Winning 1968) Fig.191.
Ceramic, man seated, Colima, Mexico (11.8 in. high) -- Pre-Classic
(von Winning 1968) Fig.192.
Ceramic, head of man?, Colima, Mexico (9.5 in. high) -- Pre-Classic
(von Winning 1968) Fig 193.
Ceramic, woman & man, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico (9.5 & 10 in.
high) -- Pre-Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig.194.
Ceramic, woman, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico (8.8 in. high) -- Pre-Classic
(von Winning 1968) Fig.195.
Ceramic, man seated, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico (24.5 in. high) --
Pre-Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig 196.
Ceramic, woman seated, Etzatlán, Jalisco, Mexico (19 in. high) --
Pre-Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig.197.
Ceramic, woman, South Nayarit, Mexico (23.5 in. high) -- Pre-Classic
(von Winning 1968) Fig.198.
Ceramic, man & woman, South Nayarit, Mexico (18.8 & 17.5 in.
high) -- Pre-Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig. 232.
Ceramic woman (11.7 cm. high), Chorrera, Ecuador, 400-200 BC (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 233.
Ceramic woman, (14.5 cm. high), Chorrera, Ecuador, 400-200 BC (van Geluwe
1992) Fig. 222.
Stone carving (27 cm. high), Maya, 300-100 BC (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 209.
Ceramic, boy seated (28 cm high), Colima, Mexico -- 200 BC – 300 AD,
late Pre-Classic Fig. 208.
Ceramic, person seated (33.5 cm high), Michocán, Mexico -- 200 BC –
300 AD, late Pre Classic Fig. 210.
Walrus tusk (19.4 cm.), St. Lawrence Is., Alaska, 100 BC – 100 AD (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 211.
Walrus tusk (12.5 cm.), St. Lawrence Is., Alaska, 200 BC – 100 AD (van
Geluwe 1992) Fig. 215.
Wilmington Table, (9.8 cm. high), Clinton Co., Ohio, 100 BC – 1 AD
(van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 223.
Marble bowl (9.5 cm. high), Maya, 100 BC – 300 AD (van Geluwe 1992) Fig. 204.
Ceramic, group of women (21.5 cm. high), Jalisco, Mexico-- 200 BC – 300 AD, late Pre-Classic Fig. 205.
Ceramic, man (33.5 cm high), Colima, Mexico-- 200 BC – 300 AD, late Pre-Classic Fig. 245.
Figure of a man in gold (10.25 in. high), Cauca Valley, Colombia, Quimbaya Culture, 200
BC-500 AD Fig. 209.
Ceramic, boy seated (28 cm high), Colima, Mexico-- 200 BC – 300 AD,
late Pre Classic Fig. 208.
Ceramic, person seated (33.5 cm high), Michocán, Mexico-- 200 BC – 300 AD, late Pre Classic Fig. 1.
.Pottery image of a dog-like animal with a crown from Tres Zapotes,
Veracruz, dated ca. 100-200 AD. Such “toys” were able to be pulled, but they are
believed to be funeral offerings because they shown no ear (Pettit & Pettit 1978). Fig. 2.
A wheeled “toy” from Mexico and dated from ca. 100-200 AD (Jairazbhoy
1976) Fig. 273.
Ceramic figures from Jalisco, Mexico, Late Pre-Classic (Coe et al.
1986) Fig. 267.
Ceramic male athlete, 11 in. high, Colima, Mexico, 300 BC – 250 AD.
(Rose Art Mus 1981) Fig. 268.
Ceramic woman (16 in. high), Jalisco, Mexico, 300 BC. – 250 AD. (Rose
Art Mus. 1981) CLASSIC PERIOD IN AMERICA (150 AD - 900 AD) [See Previews] Fig. 1.
.Pottery image of a dog-like animal with a crown from Tres Zapotes,
Veracruz, dated ca. 100-200 AD. Such “toys” could be pulled, but they are believed to be
funeral offerings because they shown no ear (Pettit & Pettit 1978). Fig. 280.
Beaver stone pipe, Bedford Mount, Illinois, 100 BC. – 600 AD. (Coe et
al. 1986) Fig. 2.
A wheeled “toy” from Mexico and dated from ca. 100-200 AD (Jairazbhoy
1976) Fig. 3.
Ceramic deer on wheels, from Remojadas, Veracruz, dated ca. 600-800 AD
(Coe 1994) Fig. 4.
Wheeled cat-like whistle of clay, 9.25 in. high from Veracruz, Mexico,
dated 550-950 AD (Easby & Scott
1970) . Fig. 252.
Standing woman of gold, Cerro Ladrillo Blanco, Peru, 200 BC-800 AD Fig. 251.
Ceramic man, (10.5 in. high) Mochica culture Peru (200 BC-800 AD) Fig 199.
Ceramic, woman, Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico (25.3 in. high)-- early
Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig.200.
Ceramic, ballplayer with helmet, Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico (27 in.
high)-- early Classic (von Winning 1968) Fig. 83.
Warrior-king, Harvest Mountain Lord, from La
Mojarra, Mexico (his name in glyphs at right). This writing, dated 143-156 AD, was the earliest known
in America until the 2002 findings in Veracruz, Mexico of earlier 600 BC Olmec writings (see Fig. 185). Fig. 84.
Ceramic sculpture, 1 ft. high, from Jalisco, Mexico, dated 200 BC -
300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 85.
Ceramic sculpture, 1 1/2 ft. high, from Jalisco, Mexico, dated 200 BC
- 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 86.
Ceramic sculpture from Teotihuacan, Mexico, dated 100-200 AD (Chan
1960). Fig. 156.
Ceramic vessel with relief of dancing deer, from the Mochica culture,
northern Peru, dated 200-500 AD
(Kubler 1984). Fig. 157.
Ceramic figure of a bird, 11 in. high, from Colima, Mexico, dated 200
BC - 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 158.
Ceramic figure of a dog, 13 1/2 in. high, from Colima, Mexico, dated
200 BC - 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 159.
Ceramic sculpture of two young dogs, 1 1/4 ft high, from Colima,
Mexico, dated 200 BC - 300 AD (Bernonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 1.
Pottery image of a dog-like animal with a crown from Tres Zapotes,
Veracruz, dated ca. 100-200 AD. Such “toys” were able to be pulled, but they are believed
to be funeral offerings because they show no wear (Pettit & Pettit 1978). Fig. 2.
Another wheeled “toy” from Mexico and probably dating from 100-200 AD.
(Jairazbhoy 1976). Fig. 3.
Ceramic deer on wheels, from Remojadas, Veracruz, dated ca. 600-800
AD. (Coe 1994). Fig 4.
Wheeled cat-like whistle of clay, 9 1/4 in. high, from Veracruz,
Mexico, dated 550-950 AD. (Easby & Scott 1970). Fig. 160.
Stone hatchet from Tuxtla Mts., Veracruz, dated 550-750 AD (Easby
& Scott 1970). Fig. 161.
Stone hatchet, from Veracruz area, Mexico, dated 500-900 AD
(Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 162.
Ceramic sculpture of a Mochica man, from northern Peru, dated 400-800
AD (Lehmann 1960). Fig. 87.
Ceramic sculpture from Jalisco, Mexico, dated ca. 200 AD (Kubler
1984). Fig. 85.
Jade sculpture from Tututepec area, Oaxaca, dated 300 AD or earlier
(Kubler 1962). Fig. 89.
Ceramic sculpture from Veracruz, Mexico, dated 300 AD or earlier (von
Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 90.
Jade sculpture from southern Veracruz, Mexico, dated 300 AD or earlier
(Kubler 1962). Fig. 91.
Jadeite sculpture with torch and hilt of sword, from Puebla, Mexico,
dated 500 AD or earlier (Soustelle 1979). Fig. 92.
Jadeite stature from Pesquero, Veracruz, dated 500 AD or earlier
(Soustelle 1979). Fig. 93.
Clay statue from Teotihuacan, Mexico, dated 500 AD or earlier (Stuart
1995). Fig. 94.
Mold (top) and mask produced from it (bottom), from Teotihuacan,
Mexico, dated 500 Ad or earlier (Stuart 1995). Fig. 95.
Olmec stone sculpture from Azuzul, Mexico, dated 500 AD or earlier
(Stuart 1993). Fig. 96.
“Le Prince” of Sayula, Veracruz, dated 500 AD or earlier (Soustelle
1979). Fig. 97.
“La Abuela” of La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico, dated 500 AD or earlier
(Soustelle 1979). Fig. 98.
Clay statue from Teotihuacan, Mexico, dated 500 AD or earlier (Stuart
1995). Fig. 99.
Ceramic vessel of the Mochica culture, northern Peru, dated 200-500 AD
(Kubler 1984). Fig. 100.
Ceramic sculpture, 1 1/2 ft. high, from Veracruz area, Mexico, dated
250-550 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 101.
Ceramic figure, 2 3/4 in. high, from northern Veracruz, Mexico, dated
100-600 AD (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 102.
Ceramic figure, 1 2/3rds in. high, from northern Veracruz, Mexico,
dated 100-600 AD (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 103.
Ceramic sculpture, ca. 6 in. high, from Teotihuacan, Mexico, dated ca.
150-600 AD (von Wuthenau 1975). Fig. 104.
Ceramic figure, 2 1/3rd in. high, from northern Veracruz, Mexico,
dated 100-600 AD (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 105.
Ceramic figure from Teotihuacan, Mexico, dated ca. 600 AD (Chan 1960). Fig. 106.
Sculpture of a woman from the Valley of Mexico, dated 100-650 AD
(Tibon 1967). Fig. 107.
Sculpture of a woman athlete, 4 in. high, from Veracruz area, Mexico,
dated 100-650 AD (Tibon 1967). Fig. 108.
Jadeite figures, 3 1/8th and 4 1/3rd in. high, from Teotihuacan,
Mexico, dated 300-600 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 109.
Ceramic vase, 12.6 in. high, from Xpalanque, Mexico, dated 300-600 AD
(Berjonneau et al. 1985). Fig. 110.
Ceramic sculpture, 3 1/2 in. high, from Veracruz, Mexico, dated
300-600 AD (von Wuthenau 1969). Fig. 111.
Ceramic sculpture on a Mochica vessel, 5 1/2 in. high, from northern
Peru, dated ca. 600 AD (von |
