Art of the AmericasBefore 1300

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

Colossal Head, Olmec Culture, La Venta, Mexico 900–400 BCE.

Map of Teotihuacan.

Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 0–700 CE.

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 150–225 CE.

Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan, 225 CE. (below, detail of exterior sculpture)

Map of the Maya Region.

Ballcourt, Maya Culture, Copan, Honduras, 800 CE.

Lintel 24: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok, Yaxchilan, Mexico, c. 725 CE, Limestone.

Lintel 24: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok, Yaxchilan, Mexico, c. 725 CE, Limestone.

Tula (Mexico), capital of the Toltecs, 900–1200 CE.

Colossal Atlantids, Tula, Mexico, Toltec Culture, 900–1150 CE.

Zemi, Taíno Culture, Dominican Republic, c. 1000 CE, Wood and shell.

Pre-Columbian Andes

Raimondi Stela (with diagram, right), Chavín Culture, Peru, 500–200 BCE, Granite.

Diagram and inverted diagram of Raimondi Stela.

Embroidered Funerary Mantle, Paracas Culture, Peru, c. 200 BCE–200 CE, Cotton and camelid fiber.

Nazca Lines: Hummingbird Figure, Nazca Culture, c. 100 BCE–800 CE, Earthwork/Geoglyph.

Portrait Pot, Moche Culture, 0–600 CE, Slip-painted ceramic.

Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku Culture, Bolivia, c. 300–1000 CE.