Small ceramic female figure grinding corn; 115 underneath.
Caroline Tarbell Tupper Collection of Pre-Columbian Art
Shiny jade amulet of a duckbill combined with a male face. 551 is written on reverse.
Stone shaped amulet in the form of a frog; 266 on underside.
Amulet in the form of a snake with a single hole at one end and two at the other creating a face-like image. 36 on reverse of face.
Ceramic animal standing on all fours with pointed tail.
Gift of Mrs. MacKinley Helm in memory of Dr. MacKinley Helm
Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupicuaro
Ceramic figure of an animal, possibly a dog, with an opening on topside for drinking.
Ceramic animal vessel with spout on top of animal.
Animal figure, sitting, pig-like face with long tail winding backwards.
Central Mexico, Chupiruaro
Anthropromorphic vessle, maganese oxide, not authentic
Gift of the Children of Barbara Bullard Storke
Mexico; Central Veracruz, Remojades area
Mesoamerica or South America
Arm & Hand (Fragment of Figure)
West Mexico, Colima, Nayarit
Delicately carved awl crowned with a parrot sitting on man's face; inset stone with gold embellishment on forehead.
bronze axe with some patina, thicker in center than at ends, one edge flat, the other rounded
Incoming Loan, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
clay besote, brown clay with fired gray/ black; flat side has round design with incised nicks and dots
besote, tapered, wide end is flat disc with a round protrusion. outside is inceised with vertical lines, looks like a rifle cartridge
Mexico, Ahuixotla, Teotihuacan
brown clay with traces of black chapopote paint
Blackware tripod pot with multiple human faces, hands and arms added to globular body.
Black ceramic whistle, cone-like mouthpiece extending into a circular form, etched with holes; 496 taped on reverse.
Ceramic vessel with handles containing holes for hanging; 729 on underside.
West Mexico, Jalisco, Chapala
Ceramic vessel with wing like handles containig holes for hanging; 730 on underside.
brown with relief pattern within inverted U-shape (snake?) repeated four times
orange, incised geometiric motif of large paralell zig-zags front to back
rectangular with rounded edges, two paralell grooves around sides, drilled hole at each end, incised figure on bottom
Mexico, Teotihuacan, Veracruz
Bowl with ploychrome slip detailed into exterior geometric design.
Maya, Guatemala? Campeche?
outer rim polychrome, abstracted organic shapes
Smallish bowl with flower-like decoration
Stone paint brush dish; incised edges with shallow basin; incised underside.
Small ceramic head; figure is wearing headdress and spool earrings.
Colima "Gingerbread" Unglazed Clay Figure of a Man
Circular ceramic container with curved sides and figure on top.
copper blade, in two pieces, badly corroded
Crouching Figure with Bowl Head
gray stone cylinder, off center hole, decorations incised
Ceramic drinking vessel in the shape of a dog detailed with carved teeth.
Ceramic hollow effigy vessel of a standing dog.
Ceramic flute is slipped and burnished and includes double slot mouthpieces with raised holes; 4 fingers holes in each part
Ceramic drinking vessel in the shape of a dog detailed with an open mouth.
Ceramic drinking vessel in the shape of a dog looking upwards.
Eagle/condor with flattened wide straight tail; outspread curved wings trimmed w/scrollwork on bottom edge; bent legs w/talons projecting outward; long tapering beak and large projecting round eyes. Two suspension loops on reverse.
Erotic Colima "Gingerbread" Figure of a Man