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figurine
Seated figurine; grey pottery. From Isthmus of Tehuantepec, State of Oaxaca. Clay figurines appear in the graves and household debris of the earliest farmers in Mexico and continued to be made and used by successive civilisations until the Spanish…
Pottery vessel
shallow pottery tripod dish, decorated with reddish-brown and black paint on interior and exterior, 'cascabel' feet
Pottery vessel
tripod dish in pottery, feet in form of birds' heads
Stone skull
human skull carved in white stone, Perhaps part of a sculptured frieze - tenons at the back for fitting into a wall
Whistle
Zapotec
Axe head
ceremonial axe head, incised with a figure holding a mace/club/burning torch, two faint profiles on either side of figure's head
Idol
Aztecan
Rattle
anthropomorph, probably a toy
Ornament
gold disc with face (including four teeth and tongue) and two pendant balls with faces.
Jaguar Face
grey pottery head of a jaguar with decorative incisions