Art of Mesoamerica

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  • BOWL
    Title
    BOWL
    Production date
    1000 AD-1450
    Artist/Maker
    Medium
    decorated with wave motifs, handles in the form of monkeys
    Accession number
    838-D2
    Credit Line
    Purchased 1908
  • Hacha depicting deer
    Title
    Hacha depicting deer
    Production date
    800 AD
    Artist/Maker
    Maya, Guatemala
    Medium
    basalt, pigment
    Accession number
    2002.222
    Credit Line
    Presented through the NGV Foundation by Lynton Morgan, Founder Benefactor, 2002
  • VESSEL
    Title
    VESSEL
    Production date
    1000 AD-1450
    Artist/Maker
    Medium
    Spouted vessel with strap handle in flask form, pressed bird designs
    Accession number
    828-D2
    Credit Line
    Purchased October 1908
  • Double spouted double vessel
    Title
    Double spouted double vessel
    Production date
    (1100-1400)
    Artist/Maker
    Chimu, Peru
    Medium
    earthenware
    Accession number
    2004.338
    Credit Line
    Presented through the NGV Foundation by Todd Barlin, Governor, 2004
  • Human face mask with perforated eyes
    Title
    Human face mask with perforated eyes
    Production date
    Late Pre-Classic
    Artist/Maker
    Colima, West Mexico
    Medium
    serpentine
    Accession number
    PC11-1982
    Credit Line
    Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd, Fellow, 1982
  • Vessel
    Title
    Vessel
    Production date
    800 AD-1000 AD
    Artist/Maker
    Chimu, Peru
    Medium
    earthenware
    Accession number
    2004.339
    Credit Line
    Presented through the NGV Foundation by Todd Barlin, Governor, 2004
  • Bowl
    Title
    Bowl
    Production date
    Artist/Maker
    Medium
    Shallow, pierced on one side
    Accession number
    831-D2
    Credit Line
    Purchased 1908
  • Hacha of human head
    Title
    Hacha of human head
    Production date
    Late Classic
    Artist/Maker
    Maya, Pacific Coast, Guatemala
    Medium
    granite, shell, pigments
    Accession number
    PC10-1982
    Credit Line
    Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Friends of the Pre-Columbian Collection, Member, 1982
  • Ball player
    Title
    Ball player
    Production date
    Proto-Classic 250 BC - 300 AD
    Artist/Maker
    Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico
    Medium
    earthenware, pigment
    Accession number
    PC7-1982
    Credit Line
    Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of J. Gadsden Australia Limited, Fellow, 1982
  • Hacha of bat
    Title
    Hacha of bat
    Production date
    400 AD-800 AD
    Artist/Maker
    El Tajin, Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico
    Medium
    basalt
    Accession number
    PC134-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented anonymously, 1980
  • HEAD FRAGMENT
    Title
    HEAD FRAGMENT
    Production date
    1000 AD
    Artist/Maker
    Medium
    Head and neck of an old man, with flower design on hat, white pigment
    Accession number
    PC148-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented anonymously, 1980
  • Head with pastillaje headdress
    Title
    Head with pastillaje headdress
    Production date
    300 AD-600 AD
    Artist/Maker
    Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico
    Medium
    earthenware, bitumen
    Accession number
    PC127-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented anonymously, 1980
  • Tripod bowl with step fret motif
    Title
    Tripod bowl with step fret motif
    Production date
    (1200-1400)
    Artist/Maker
    Mixtec, Oaxaca, Mexico
    Medium
    earthenware
    Accession number
    2002.227
    Credit Line
    Presented through the NGV Foundation by Lynton Morgan, Founder Benefactor, 2002
  • Standing figure
    Title
    Standing figure
    Production date
    800 BC-300 BC
    Artist/Maker
    Olmec, Tlapacoya, Central Mexico
    Medium
    earthenware, pigment
    Accession number
    PC9-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented anonymously, 1980
  • Bowl
    Title
    Bowl
    Production date
    (1300-1450)
    Artist/Maker
    Inca, Peru
    Medium
    earthenware
    Accession number
    2004.344
    Credit Line
    Presented through the NGV Foundation by Todd Barlin, Governor, 2004
  • VESSEL
    Title
    VESSEL
    Production date
    1000 AD-1450
    Artist/Maker
    Medium
    Spouted effigy vessel with tubular handle.
    Accession number
    839-D2
    Credit Line
    Purchased October 1908
  • Necklace
    Title
    Necklace
    Production date
    Early Post-Classic 900 AD - 1200
    Artist/Maker
    Mixtec, Oaxaca, Mexico
    Medium
    shell
    Accession number
    PC191-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented anonymously, 1980
  • Standing figure
    Title
    Standing figure
    Production date
    800 BC-300 BC
    Artist/Maker
    Olmec, Tlapacoya, Central Mexico
    Medium
    earthenware, pigment
    Accession number
    PC8-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented anonymously, 1980
  • VESSEL
    Title
    VESSEL
    Production date
    0400 AD
    Artist/Maker
    Medium
    Stirrup spouted vessel with red pigment
    Accession number
    1883-D3
    Credit Line
    Felton Bequest, 1919