Arenal - Seated Male Figure - Walters 20092058 - Back
Anonymous (Mexican). 'Seated Warrior Figure,' 1st century BC-AD 3rd century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.58): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Arenal - Seated Male Figure - Walters 20092058 - Left Side
Anonymous (Mexican). 'Seated Warrior Figure,' 1st century BC-AD 3rd century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.58): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Arenal - Seated Male Figure - Walters 20092058 - Three Quarter Right
Anonymous (Mexican). 'Seated Warrior Figure,' 1st century BC-AD 3rd century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.58): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Arenal - Seated Male Figure - Walters 20092058
Anonymous (Mexican). 'Seated Warrior Figure,' 1st century BC-AD 3rd century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.58): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Calima - Ceremonial Tweezers - Walters 57262
Men in ancient Colombia used tweezers to remove their facial hair. This elaborate pair may have been used during rituals or ceremonies. Simpler versions of such tweezers would have been used on a daily basis. G... More
Calima - Emerald Bead - Walters 2009209 - View A
Exotic commodities were coveted throughout ancient Colombia by those enjoying elevated social and political status. Rare items, made so by their scarcity, their having come from a long distance, or unusual phys... More
Calima - Emerald Bead - Walters 2009209 - View B
Exotic commodities were coveted throughout ancient Colombia by those enjoying elevated social and political status. Rare items, made so by their scarcity, their having come from a long distance, or unusual phys... More
Central American - Seated Female Figure - Walters 293
Pre-Columbian. 'Seated Female Figure,' 0-1500. rough stone. Walters Art Museum (29.3): Bequest of Mrs. Frances Eaton Weld, 1947.
Chancay - Mummy Mask with Wig - Walters 61355 - Three Quarter
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Chancay - Mummy Mask with Wig - Walters 61355
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Chancay - Orator's Staff with Carved Warriors - Walters 61356 - Back
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Chancay - Orator's Staff with Carved Warriors - Walters 61356 - Front ...
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Chancay - Orator's Staff with Carved Warriors - Walters 61356 - Three ...
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Chancay - Textile Doll - Walters 83768
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Chancay - Vessel - Walters 20092035 - Back
The Chancay art style dominated Peru's Central Coast during the Late Intermediate Period, although there was no centralized, overarching state authority ruling the region. Textiles and pottery were the primary ... More
Chancay - Vessel - Walters 20092035 - Three Quarter
The Chancay art style dominated Peru's Central Coast during the Late Intermediate Period, although there was no centralized, overarching state authority ruling the region. Textiles and pottery were the primary ... More
Chancay - Vessel - Walters 20092035
The Chancay art style dominated Peru's Central Coast during the Late Intermediate Period, although there was no centralized, overarching state authority ruling the region. Textiles and pottery were the primary ... More
Chimú - Beaker - Walters 572307 - Three Quarter Right
This Chimu repoussé silver beaker was made in the form of a human face, with prominent nose, eyes, and ears. The Chimu culture of the North Coast of Peru (ca. 1100-1470) was distinguished for the high quality o... More
Chimú - Beaker - Walters 572307
This Chimu repoussé silver beaker was made in the form of a human face, with prominent nose, eyes, and ears. The Chimu culture of the North Coast of Peru (ca. 1100-1470) was distinguished for the high quality o... More
Chimú - Carved Standing Figure - Walters 61357 - Three Quarter
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Chimú - Carved Standing Figure - Walters 61357
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Chimú - Erotic Couple - Walters 20091314 - Three Quarter
Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Erotic Couple,' 1100-1550. wood and textile. Walters Art Museum (2009.13.14): Anonymous gift, 2009.
Chimú - Erotic Couple - Walters 20091314
Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Erotic Couple,' 1100-1550. wood and textile. Walters Art Museum (2009.13.14): Anonymous gift, 2009.
Chimú - Headband - Walters 572308
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Chimú - Jar - Walters 482858 - Side B
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Chimú - Jar - Walters 482858 - Three Quarter
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Chimú - Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205 - Back
The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent during the Ea... More
Chimú - Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205 - Detail A
The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent during the Ea... More
Chimú - Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205 - Right Side
The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent during the Ea... More
Chimú - Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205 - Three Quarter Left
The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent during the Ea... More
Chimú - Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205
The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent during the Ea... More
Chimú - Standing Figure - Walters 20091333
Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Standing Figure,' 1100-1550. wood, hair, textile. Walters Art Museum (2009.13.33): Anonymous gift, 2009.
Chimú - Standing Figure - Walters 61354
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Chimú - Standing Figure - Walters 61358
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Chimú - Stirrup Vessel - Walters 482854 - Three Quarter
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Chimú - Stirrup Vessel - Walters 482854
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Chorrera - Avian Effigy Vessel - Walters 482772 - Three Quarter
Chorrera culture (1800-300 BCE) ceramics are considered the hallmark of the civilization that arose in the wake of Valdivia culture along the coastal provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí, Guayas and Los Ríos. Notabl... More
Chorrera - Jaguar Mortar - Walters 41326 - Three Quarter
Carved and polished stone 'mortars,' carved as stylized felines or birds, are a well-known category of a poorly known Chorrera culture that flourished on the east coast of Ecuador from 1500-300 BC. Many, such a... More
Colombian - Crescent-Shaped Ceremonial Tweezers with a Circular Top - ...
Anonymous (Colombian). 'Crescent-Shaped Ceremonial Tweezers with a Circular Top,' 700-1521. hammered gold alloy. Walters Art Museum (57.2057): Gift of Mrs. S. Wellford Randolf, 1979.
Colombian - Human Effigy Pendant - Walters 20092067
Qualitative x-ray fluorescence analysis identified the presence of gold, copper, and silver.
Colombian - Human Effigy Pendant - Walters 20092068 - Three Quarter Le...
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Colombian - Lidded Burial Urn - Walters 482844
A large, bronze urn with a round top, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Colombian - Nose Ring with Oval Disc - Walters 57361
Gold nose rings were among the artifacts brought back to Spain by Columbus. They were a popular form of body ornament and sign of rank for both men and women in ancient Central America.
Colombian - Standing Man with Miniature Raft - Walters 572289
The earliest evidence of goldworking in the Western Hemisphere dates to around 2000 BC, when gold was first hammered into thin foil sheets in ancient Peru. But it was the goldsmiths of Colombia who had access t... More
Colombian - Vessel with Flared Rim - Walters 482856
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Costa Rican - Bird Pendant - Walters 421511 - Three Quarter
Avian, or bird, pendants form one of the major groups of Costa Rica jades. Though some have been identified as harpy eagles, predators of the tropical forest and powerful symbols to early complex societies thro... More
Costa Rican - Ceremonial Metate - Walters 20092024 - Back
Anonymous (Costa Rican). 'Flying Panel Metate,' AD 800-1200 (?). stone. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.24): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Costa Rican - Ceremonial Metate - Walters 20092024 - Left Side
Anonymous (Costa Rican). 'Flying Panel Metate,' AD 800-1200 (?). stone. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.24): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Costa Rican - Ceremonial Metate - Walters 20092024 - Three Quarter
Anonymous (Costa Rican). 'Flying Panel Metate,' AD 800-1200 (?). stone. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.24): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Costa Rican - Ceremonial Metate - Walters 20092024
Anonymous (Costa Rican). 'Flying Panel Metate,' AD 800-1200 (?). stone. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.24): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Costa Rican - Warrior Figure - Walters 20092025 - Back
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Costa Rican - Warrior Figure - Walters 20092025 - Right Side
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Costa Rican - Warrior Figure - Walters 20092025 - Three Quarter Left
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Ecuadorian - Bowl with Flower Motif - Walters 482857
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Ecuadorian - Figure of a Pregnant Woman - Walters 482771 - Three Quart...
To manufacture this figurine, an artisan took two small clay coils and pressed them together. The simple details of the body contrast with the often elaborate hairstyles. The female figurines are most often fo... More
Guanacaste-Nicoya - Shaman Effigy Vessel - Walters 20092056 - Back
This Pataky ceramic type portrays a seated shaman transformed into his/her jaguar spirit companion form.
Guanacaste-Nicoya - Shaman Effigy Vessel - Walters 20092056 - Three Qu...
This Pataky ceramic type portrays a seated shaman transformed into his/her jaguar spirit companion form.
Guanacaste-Nicoya - Shaman Effigy Vessel - Walters 20092056 - Three Qu...
This Pataky ceramic type portrays a seated shaman transformed into his/her jaguar spirit companion form.
Guanacaste-Nicoya - Shaman Effigy Vessel - Walters 20092056
This Pataky ceramic type portrays a seated shaman transformed into his/her jaguar spirit companion form.
Guangala - Head - Walters 482846 - Top
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Guatemalan - Pendant with an Official Wearing Earspools and a Headdres...
Anonymous (Guatemalan). 'Pendant with an Official Wearing Earspools and a Headdress of Stylized Animals,' ca. 900. jadeite. Walters Art Museum (42.307): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911.
Huari - Head Pot with Painted Design - Walters 482849 - Three Quarter ...
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Huari - Head Pot with Painted Design - Walters 482849 - Three Quarter ...
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Huari - Head Pot with Painted Design - Walters 482849
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Inca - Kero with Jaguar Handle - Walters 61345 - Three Quarter
"Keros" were conical drinking vessels used throughout the Inca empire for the ritual consumption of "chicha" (maize beer). While the elite drank from gold and silver "keros," local administrators exchanged wood... More
Inca - Vessel of Spirit Man on Gourd - Walters 482834 - Back
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Inca - Vessel of Spirit Man on Gourd - Walters 482834 - Three Quarter ...
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Jama-Coaque - Figure Seated on a Bench with Hands Held to Mouth - Walt...
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Jama-Coaque - Figure Seated on a Bench with Hands Held to Mouth - Walt...
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Lambayeque (Sicán) - Ceremonial Cup with Faces and a Stylized Snake - ...
This cylindrical vessel displays a human face with a prominent hooked nose, large disk-shaped eyes, and a very small mouth--on each side of its body. Stylized snakes entwine themselves around the cup, and form ... More
Lambayeque (Sicán) - Double-Whistle Vessel with Sea Birds - Walters 48...
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Lambayeque (Sicán) - Double-Whistle Vessel with Sea Birds - Walters 48...
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Lambayeque (Sicán) - Double-Whistle Vessel with Sea Birds - Walters 48...
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Moche - Knife (tumi) with Removable Figural Handle - Walters 543078 - ...
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Moche - Knife (tumi) with Removable Figural Handle - Walters 543078 - ...
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Moche - Knife (tumi) with Removable Figural Handle - Walters 543078
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Native North American - Bird Figure - Walters 2006155 - Side
A nearly identical bird form in the British Museum has been classified as a counter weight for an "atlatl," or "throwing stick." This weapon, used widely throughout the Americas, served as a simple extension of... More
Nazca - Bowl with Janus Heads - Walters 482855
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