Introduction

Preclassic period
1500 B.C. - A.D. 250

Olmec Culture
Tlatilco Culture
Michoacanc Culture
Colima Culture
Jalisco Culture
Zapotec Culture
Panuco Culture
Remojadas Culture

Classic period
A.D. 250 - 900

Teotihuacan Culture
Classic Veracruz Culture
Papaloapan Culture

Post Classic period
A.D. 900 - 1521

Toltec Maya Culture
Isla de Sacrificios Culture
Mixtec Culture
Aztec Culture

 
Zapotec Culture








Zapotec Culture

Fish effigy bowl
Oaxaca, Mexico
Middle Preclassic period,
Monte Alban IA, 500-300 B.C.
slipped and painted earthenware
length 12 inches
Purchase funds provided by
Mr. And Mrs. Tony Unruh, 2004.014.040

Zapotec Culture

Bat paw effigy vessel
Oaxaca, Mexico
Middle Preclassic period,
Monte Alban IA, 500-300 B.C.
slipped earthenware, red pigment
height 5.5 inches
Purchase funds provided by
Mr. And Mrs. Tony Unruh, 2004.014.041

Zapotec Culture

Cylinder vessel depicting
deity with bifid tongue
Middle Preclassic period,
Monte Alban IA, 500-300 B.C.
Oaxaca, Mexico
slipped and painted earthenware
height 6.38 inches
Purchase funds provided by
Mr. And Mrs. Tony Unruh, 2004.014.042


 

 

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