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Aztec calendarA polychrome facsimile of the Piedra del Sol (Sun Stone) or Aztec calendar also know as a Tonalpohualli. Date: 1479
Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli
Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park, Chicago
Monolithic stele from Tiwanaku, La Paz, BoliviaImpressive monolithic stele from Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia
Mexico. Uxmal. Pyramid of the MagicianPyramid of the Magician. 6th-10th c. MEXICO. YUCATN. Uxmal. Puuc style. Maya art
Faire Bros & Co AdvertisementAn 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
John Brown & Son AdvertisementAn 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
Epstein Accumulators AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement promoting Epstein Accumulators, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893
Lewis Berger & Sons AdvertisementAn 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
Fairfield Shipping AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement promoting the Fairfield Shipping & Engineering Co. Ltd. who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago
Colman's Mustard AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement promoting Colman's Mustard, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893
S. Alsopp & Sons Ltd AdvertisementAn 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
Doulton & Co AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement promoting Doulton & Co, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893
Andersons Waterproofs AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement promoting Andersons Waterproofs, who held a stand at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago. Date: circa 1893
Lincoln Bennet AdvertisementAn 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
Ruins of the Wiracocha Temple at Raqch i, PeruBuilt in the fifteenth century and considered by the historians to be one of the most audacious Inca constructions, the remarkable Wiracocha temple at Raqchi
Mexico City. Quetzalcoatl SnakeMEXICO. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Teotihuacan Hall. Quetzalcoatl Snake. Aztec art. Sculpture
Modernist House, Woodford, Essex, Living RoomThis photograph shows a modernist frame house dining room interior at Woodford, Essex, designed by architects Bernard Arthur Le mare and Albert Edward Proskauer
God of Death. Teotihuacan culture. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Proc: MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. Teotihuacᮮ
Colombia. Tierradentro. Archaeological ParkCOLOMBIA. Inza. Archaeological park of Tierradentro. Loma de Segovia. Hypogeum decorated with geometric forms, 6th-10th c. Formation period of Tierradentro Culture. Maya art. Architecture
Elevated train to take visitors around the exhibition. Date: May - October 1893
Diagram of the original design for the Great Wheel. Columbian Exposition's tallest attraction, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr
Attraction at the Chicago's World's Fair, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr
View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, 1787View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia from the Columbian Magazine, 1787
Columbia - Bogota - Unidentified Church or Monastery with courtyard Date: 1936
Classical Building. Chicago. Date: 1893
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
Warrior. Inca art. Relief. PERU. Lima. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History
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
Gold nose ring. Chibcha art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
Pre-Columbian America. Zapotec cultureRIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization. 1947. Mural Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Colony in the corridor of the north wall. Detail
Mexico. Villahermosa. Cultura OlmecaMEXICO. Villahermosa. Parque-Museo de La Venta. Olmeca Culture. Head. Olmec art. Sculpture
Maya Civilization. Ball gameMaya Civilization. Mesoamerican ballgame. Litography
Bolivia Tiwanaku SiteBOLIVIA. Tiahuanaco. Sculpted head, 8th-10th c. A.D. Tihuanaco culture. Sculpture on rock
Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at TiwanakuA 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
Gold mask. Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. Inza. Archaeological park of Tierradentro. Alto de San Andr鳮
Venus of Valdivia. 3500 -1000 BC. Valdivia Culture. Handmoulded little statue, from Santa Elena Peninsula (Ecuador). Symbol of fertility. Pre-Columbian art. Terra-cotta
Tammany Hall, 14th Street, New York City, USATammany 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
Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire
Sculpture depicting the goddess of fertility, artifact originating from Tepetzintla (Mexico). Pre-Colombian Civilization. Maya art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City
Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, found at Colle de las Escalerilla. Aztec art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail. MayaTrocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail. Maya art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum
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
Earmuff with Moche warrior. Gold, shells, turquoises and lapis lazuli. 330-500 B.C. Moche or Mochica Art. Jewelry. PERU. Lima. Peruvian Gold Museum
Chimu Pendant. Chimu art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: PERU
Figure of an animal. Muisca Art. Chibcha art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
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
Maya calendar with glyphs. Maya art. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. INAH Palenque Museum
Indigenous reed boat on Lake Titicaca, BoliviaTotora 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
The ruins of Tiwanaku - BoliviaThe ruins of Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) - Bolivia
Church with idols from Tiwanaku, BoliviaChurch built ith stone and stele idols from Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia
Advert for Columbian Trio Concert Company, Ohio, USAAdvertisement on a postcard for the Columbian Trio Concert Company of West Salem, Ohio, USA, offering instrumental and vocal music. Date: 1910
MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El TajRelief from the southMEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj Relief from the south ball court. Depicts the sacrifice of a ball player. Classic period, c 500 - 900. Totonacan art. Sculpture
MEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠ItzᮠEl Castillo, akaMEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠 Itzᮠ El Castillo, aka Chichen Itza (at the background) and the Thousand Columns. Maya art
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
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
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
Scoreboards in volcanic tuff (diameter 73cm) intended for ball games. Maya art. Sculpture. HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ Archaeological Museum. Proc: HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ
Golden portrait vessel. Pre-Inca civilization, Peru, 2nd century b.C. Chimu art. PERU. Lima. Peruvian Gold Museum
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
Gold breastplate muisca. Proceeds from Chiquinquirᠨ Boyacᩮ Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. BOYACA
Figure. Pre-Columbian art. Sculpture in the round. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. BOYACA. Sogamoso
Pre-Columbian era. North America. Admiranda Narratio, 1585-1589. Pomeiock fortified city. Flemish art. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
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
Pinhead with mythological figure. Pre-Columbian art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. CAUCA. Restrepo
Gold stick handle with figure of a bird. Majagual (Sucre). Made by lost-wax casting process. Sinu art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
Gold ceremonial mask. Calima art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
Gold breastplate with anthropomorphic figure. Quimbaya art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
Anthropomorphic gold figure decorated with a nose ring. Quimbaya art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
Anthropomorphic figure of a man seated with nose ring. Quimbaya art. Ceramics. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum
Mexico. Uxmal. Maya city. Nunnery QuadrangleNunnery 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
Mexico. Tula. RefineryMEXICO. HIDALGO. Tula. Oil refinery. Toltec art. Sculpture
Mexico. Palenque. Temple of the InscriptionsTemple of the Inscriptions. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. Late classic period. Temple built on a 9-level step pyramid. Maya art
Mexico. Chichen Itza. Pyramid of KukulcanMEXICO. YUCATN. Chich鮠 Itzᮠ Castle or Pyramid of Kukulcan. Pre-Columbian art
Guatemala. Tikal. Maya pyramidGUATEMALA. PETEN. Tikal. Tikal National Park. Maya Pyramid Ii at the ancient main square of Tikal. Maya art. Architecture
Guatemala. Tikal. Tikal National ParkGUATEMALA. Tikal. Tikal National Park. View of the temples I, II and IV standing out the rainforest. Maya art. Architecture
Guatemala. Tikal. Maya ArtGUATEMALA. Tikal. Tikal National Park. Gran Plaza. Temple of the Great Jaguar, Ah Cacao or Temple I. Maya art. Architecture
Guatemala. QuiriguᮠMaya ZoomorphGUATEMALA. Quiriguᮠ Archaeological Park World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. Zoomorph B. 780 A.D. Classic Period. Maya art. Relief on rock
Guatemala. QuiriguᮠEstela mayaGUATEMALA. 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
Calakmul Stele. Maya artDetail 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
Interior of the Railway Station at Amaga, Medellin, Columbia. Date: circa 1930
Mexico - Teotihuacan - carving of QuetzalcoatlTeotihuacan, a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city located in the Basin of Mexico
Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in ChicagoThe Chicago Exhibition McPherson - " Four Dollars for a bed! The extravangance. I canna sleep for thinking o t." Date: 1893
Chlorostilbon angustipennis, Columbian emeraldPlate 363, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould