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Background imageColumbian Collection: Aztec calendar

Aztec calendar
A polychrome facsimile of the Piedra del Sol (Sun Stone) or Aztec calendar also know as a Tonalpohualli. Date: 1479

Background imageColumbian Collection: Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican

Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli

Background imageColumbian Collection: Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park, Chicago

Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park, Chicago

Background imageColumbian Collection: Monolithic stele from Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia

Monolithic stele from Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia
Impressive monolithic stele from Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico. Uxmal. Pyramid of the Magician

Mexico. Uxmal. Pyramid of the Magician
Pyramid of the Magician. 6th-10th c. MEXICO. YUCATN. Uxmal. Puuc style. Maya art

Background imageColumbian Collection: Faire Bros & Co Advertisement

Faire Bros & Co Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting the Leicester based mills of Faire Bros & Co, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: John Brown & Son Advertisement

John Brown & Son Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting the weaving factory of John Brown & Son, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Epstein Accumulators Advertisement

Epstein Accumulators Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting Epstein Accumulators, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Lewis Berger & Sons Advertisement

Lewis Berger & Sons Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting varnishes and paints by Lewis Berger & Sons, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Fairfield Shipping Advertisement

Fairfield Shipping Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting the Fairfield Shipping & Engineering Co. Ltd. who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago

Background imageColumbian Collection: Colman's Mustard Advertisement

Colman's Mustard Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting Colman's Mustard, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: S. Alsopp & Sons Ltd Advertisement

S. Alsopp & Sons Ltd Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting the Red Hand brand, from S. Alsopp & Sons Ltd. who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Doulton & Co Advertisement

Doulton & Co Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting Doulton & Co, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Andersons Waterproofs Advertisement

Andersons Waterproofs Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting Andersons Waterproofs, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Lincoln Bennet Advertisement

Lincoln Bennet Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement promoting Lincoln Bennet, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. They were specialist makers in gentlemen's headwear

Background imageColumbian Collection: Ruins of the Wiracocha Temple at Raqch i, Peru

Ruins of the Wiracocha Temple at Raqch i, Peru
Built in the fifteenth century and considered by the historians to be one of the most audacious Inca constructions, the remarkable Wiracocha temple at Raqchi

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico City. Quetzalcoatl Snake

Mexico City. Quetzalcoatl Snake
MEXICO. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Teotihuacan Hall. Quetzalcoatl Snake. Aztec art. Sculpture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Modernist House, Woodford, Essex, Living Room

Modernist House, Woodford, Essex, Living Room
This photograph shows a modernist frame house dining room interior at Woodford, Essex, designed by architects Bernard Arthur Le mare and Albert Edward Proskauer

Background imageColumbian Collection: God of Death. Teotihuacan culture. Sculpture. MEXICO

God of Death. Teotihuacan culture. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Proc: MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. Teotihuacᮮ

Background imageColumbian Collection: Colombia. Tierradentro. Archaeological Park

Colombia. Tierradentro. Archaeological Park
COLOMBIA. Inza. Archaeological park of Tierradentro. Loma de Segovia. Hypogeum decorated with geometric forms, 6th-10th c. Formation period of Tierradentro Culture. Maya art. Architecture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Elevated train to take visitors around the exhibition. Date: May - October 1893

Elevated train to take visitors around the exhibition. Date: May - October 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Diagram of the original design for the Great Wheel

Diagram of the original design for the Great Wheel. Columbian Exposition's tallest attraction, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr

Background imageColumbian Collection: Attraction at the Chicago's World's Fair

Attraction at the Chicago's World's Fair, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr

Background imageColumbian Collection: View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, 1787

View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, 1787
View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia from the Columbian Magazine, 1787

Background imageColumbian Collection: Columbia - Bogota - Unidentified Church or Monastery

Columbia - Bogota - Unidentified Church or Monastery with courtyard Date: 1936

Background imageColumbian Collection: Classical Building. Chicago. Date: 1893

Classical Building. Chicago. Date: 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Replica of the Mayan wall paintings placed in Bonampak

Replica of the Mayan wall paintings placed in Bonampak Temple in Chiapas. Late classical period (662-830). Batlle scene. Maya art. Painting. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City

Background imageColumbian Collection: Warrior. Inca art. Relief. PERU. Lima. National

Warrior. Inca art. Relief. PERU. Lima. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History

Background imageColumbian Collection: Xochipilli. Mexica deity of love, games, beauty

Xochipilli. Mexica deity of love, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, pleasure, arts and songs. Postclassic period (1325-1521). Aztec art. Sculpture on rock. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City

Background imageColumbian Collection: Gold nose ring. Chibcha art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA

Gold nose ring. Chibcha art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Pre-Columbian America. Zapotec culture

Pre-Columbian America. Zapotec culture
RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization. 1947. Mural Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Colony in the corridor of the north wall. Detail

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico. Villahermosa. Cultura Olmeca

Mexico. Villahermosa. Cultura Olmeca
MEXICO. Villahermosa. Parque-Museo de La Venta. Olmeca Culture. Head. Olmec art. Sculpture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Maya Civilization. Ball game

Maya Civilization. Ball game
Maya Civilization. Mesoamerican ballgame. Litography

Background imageColumbian Collection: Bolivia Tiwanaku Site

Bolivia Tiwanaku Site
BOLIVIA. Tiahuanaco. Sculpted head, 8th-10th c. A.D. Tihuanaco culture. Sculpture on rock

Background imageColumbian Collection: Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at Tiwanaku

Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at Tiwanaku
A Bolivian man leaning up against a figurative statue at Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco / Tiahuanacu) - a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColumbian Collection: Gold mask. Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA

Gold mask. Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. Inza. Archaeological park of Tierradentro. Alto de San Andr鳮

Background imageColumbian Collection: Venus of Valdivia. 3500 -1000 BC. Valdivia Culture

Venus of Valdivia. 3500 -1000 BC. Valdivia Culture. Handmoulded little statue, from Santa Elena Peninsula (Ecuador). Symbol of fertility. Pre-Columbian art. Terra-cotta

Background imageColumbian Collection: Tammany Hall, 14th Street, New York City, USA

Tammany Hall, 14th Street, New York City, USA
Tammany Hall, 14th Street (east of Union Square), New York City, USA. Tammany Hall was a New York City political organisation founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789, as the Tammany Society

Background imageColumbian Collection: Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire

Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire

Background imageColumbian Collection: Sculpture depicting the goddess of fertility, artifact

Sculpture depicting the goddess of fertility, artifact originating from Tepetzintla (Mexico). Pre-Colombian Civilization. Maya art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City

Background imageColumbian Collection: Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, found at Colle de las Escalerilla

Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, found at Colle de las Escalerilla. Aztec art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology

Background imageColumbian Collection: Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail. Maya

Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail. Maya
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail. Maya art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Bottle with female form and gold nose ring. Childbirth

Bottle with female form and gold nose ring. Childbirth scene. Viru Culture of the Chicama and Viru, Peru, 3rd c. A.D. Pre-Columbian art. Ceramics. PERU. Lima. Peruvian Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Earmuff with Moche warrior. Gold, shells, turquoises

Earmuff with Moche warrior. Gold, shells, turquoises and lapis lazuli. 330-500 B.C. Moche or Mochica Art. Jewelry. PERU. Lima. Peruvian Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Chimu Pendant. Chimu art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA

Chimu Pendant. Chimu art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: PERU

Background imageColumbian Collection: Figure of an animal. Muisca Art. Chibcha art. Jewelry

Figure of an animal. Muisca Art. Chibcha art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Muisca gold pendant. The tunjo of a warrior with

Muisca gold pendant. The tunjo of a warrior with tapering legs, reed-like, bent arms, one hand clasping an axe, solely adorned with a headdress and jewelry. 1300-1500. Chibcha art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA

Background imageColumbian Collection: Maya calendar

Maya calendar with glyphs. Maya art. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. INAH Palenque Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Indigenous reed boat on Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Indigenous reed boat on Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Totora reeds have been used by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations to build reed boats. The boats, called balsa, vary in size from small fishing canoes to thirty meters long

Background imageColumbian Collection: The ruins of Tiwanaku - Bolivia

The ruins of Tiwanaku - Bolivia
The ruins of Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) - Bolivia

Background imageColumbian Collection: Church with idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Church with idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Church built ith stone and stele idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Background imageColumbian Collection: Advert for Columbian Trio Concert Company, Ohio, USA

Advert for Columbian Trio Concert Company, Ohio, USA
Advertisement on a postcard for the Columbian Trio Concert Company of West Salem, Ohio, USA, offering instrumental and vocal music. Date: 1910

Background imageColumbian Collection: MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj�Relief from the south

MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj�Relief from the south
MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj� Relief from the south ball court. Depicts the sacrifice of a ball player. Classic period, c 500 - 900. Totonacan art. Sculpture

Background imageColumbian Collection: MEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠ItzᮠEl Castillo, aka

MEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠ItzᮠEl Castillo, aka
MEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠 Itzᮠ El Castillo, aka Chichen Itza (at the background) and the Thousand Columns. Maya art

Background imageColumbian Collection: Pyramid of the Moon. 4th c. MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO

Pyramid of the Moon. 4th c. MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. Teotihuacᮮ On the steps and at different levels of the pyramid are sculptural representations of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent

Background imageColumbian Collection: Head of a guacamayas (parrot) for the game of pelota

Head of a guacamayas (parrot) for the game of pelota. 7th-10th Century. Maya art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Proc: MEXICO. MORELOS. Xochicalco

Background imageColumbian Collection: Stone of the Sun. 1479. Incorrectly known as Aztec

Stone of the Sun. 1479. Incorrectly known as Aztec Calendar. Disc shaped ceremonial monolith made of basalt with inscriptions about the Mexica cosmogony and the solar cults. Aztec art

Background imageColumbian Collection: Scoreboards in volcanic tuff (diameter 73cm) intended

Scoreboards in volcanic tuff (diameter 73cm) intended for ball games. Maya art. Sculpture. HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ Archaeological Museum. Proc: HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ

Background imageColumbian Collection: Golden portrait vessel. Pre-Inca civilization, Peru

Golden portrait vessel. Pre-Inca civilization, Peru, 2nd century b.C. Chimu art. PERU. Lima. Peruvian Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Atlantis or warrior with arms raised. Polychrome

Atlantis or warrior with arms raised. Polychrome stone sculpture. Toltec art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Proc: MEXICO. MORELOS. Xochicalco

Background imageColumbian Collection: Gold breastplate muisca. Proceeds from Chiquinquir

Gold breastplate muisca. Proceeds from Chiquinquirᠨ Boyacᩮ Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. BOYACA

Background imageColumbian Collection: Figure. Pre-Columbian art. Sculpture in the round

Figure. Pre-Columbian art. Sculpture in the round. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. BOYACA. Sogamoso

Background imageColumbian Collection: Pre-Columbian era. North America. Admiranda Narratio

Pre-Columbian era. North America. Admiranda Narratio, 1585-1589. Pomeiock fortified city. Flemish art. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Background imageColumbian Collection: Poporo. Lime container used to carry the lime to

Poporo. Lime container used to carry the lime to the mouth while chewing coca leaves. Poporos are also attributed with mystical powers and social status

Background imageColumbian Collection: Pinhead with mythological figure. Pre-Columbian

Pinhead with mythological figure. Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. CAUCA. Restrepo

Background imageColumbian Collection: Gold stick handle with figure of a bird. Majagual

Gold stick handle with figure of a bird. Majagual (Sucre). Made by lost-wax casting process. Sinu art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Gold ceremonial mask. Calima art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA

Gold ceremonial mask. Calima art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Gold breastplate with anthropomorphic figure. Quimbaya

Gold breastplate with anthropomorphic figure. Quimbaya art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Anthropomorphic gold figure decorated with a nose

Anthropomorphic gold figure decorated with a nose ring. Quimbaya art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Anthropomorphic figure of a man seated with nose

Anthropomorphic figure of a man seated with nose ring. Quimbaya art. Ceramics. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico. Uxmal. Maya city. Nunnery Quadrangle

Mexico. Uxmal. Maya city. Nunnery Quadrangle
Nunnery Quadrangle. MEXICO. YUCATN. Uxmal. Ruins of city founded in the 7th c. Classic Period. Puuc style. Palace complex consists of four buildings forming a quadrangle. Maya art

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico. Tula. Refinery

Mexico. Tula. Refinery
MEXICO. HIDALGO. Tula. Oil refinery. Toltec art. Sculpture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico. Palenque. Temple of the Inscriptions

Mexico. Palenque. Temple of the Inscriptions
Temple of the Inscriptions. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. Late classic period. Temple built on a 9-level step pyramid. Maya art

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico. Chichen Itza. Pyramid of Kukulcan

Mexico. Chichen Itza. Pyramid of Kukulcan
MEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠 Itzᮠ Castle or Pyramid of Kukulcan. Pre-Columbian art

Background imageColumbian Collection: Guatemala. Tikal. Maya pyramid

Guatemala. Tikal. Maya pyramid
GUATEMALA. PETEN. Tikal. Tikal National Park. Maya Pyramid Ii at the ancient main square of Tikal. Maya art. Architecture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Guatemala. Tikal. Tikal National Park

Guatemala. Tikal. Tikal National Park
GUATEMALA. Tikal. Tikal National Park. View of the temples I, II and IV standing out the rainforest. Maya art. Architecture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Guatemala. Tikal. Maya Art

Guatemala. Tikal. Maya Art
GUATEMALA. Tikal. Tikal National Park. Gran Plaza. Temple of the Great Jaguar, Ah Cacao or Temple I. Maya art. Architecture

Background imageColumbian Collection: Guatemala. QuiriguᮠMaya Zoomorph

Guatemala. QuiriguᮠMaya Zoomorph
GUATEMALA. Quiriguᮠ Archaeological Park World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. Zoomorph B. 780 A.D. Classic Period. Maya art. Relief on rock

Background imageColumbian Collection: Guatemala. QuiriguᮠEstela maya

Guatemala. QuiriguᮠEstela maya
GUATEMALA. Quiriguᮠ Ceremonial Square. Archaeological Park World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. Estela F. 761 A.D. Detail. Classic Period. Maya art. Relief on rock

Background imageColumbian Collection: Calakmul Stele. Maya art

Calakmul Stele. Maya art
Detail of stele with figure of a priest, from the archaeological site of Calakmul. Late Classic Period (600-909 A.D.). Maya art. Relief on rock. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City

Background imageColumbian Collection: Interior of the Railway Station at Amaga, Medellin, Columbia

Interior of the Railway Station at Amaga, Medellin, Columbia. Date: circa 1930

Background imageColumbian Collection: Mexico - Teotihuacan - carving of Quetzalcoatl

Mexico - Teotihuacan - carving of Quetzalcoatl
Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city located in the Basin of Mexico

Background imageColumbian Collection: Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in Chicago

Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in Chicago
The Chicago Exhibition McPherson - " Four Dollars for a bed! The extravangance. I canna sleep for thinking o t." Date: 1893

Background imageColumbian Collection: Chlorostilbon angustipennis, Columbian emerald

Chlorostilbon angustipennis, Columbian emerald
Plate 363, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould



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