Les Aztèques, peuple du Soleil

Developed in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History, the Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archaeology and History of Montreal is presenting the story of one of Central America’s most fascinating civilizations with Les Aztèques, peuple du soleil (The Aztec, People of the Sun). The exhibition is comprehensive in its approach and explores subjects such as everyday life, agriculture, war, architecture, religion, human sacrifice, the worship of the gods and the sun, the calendar, and the well-known codices. Through a selection of 275 objects on loan from Mexican museums, the show’s overview of Aztec culture showcases some of the major artworks that comprise its patrimony. Prominent among these are two monumental terracotta sculptures from the Templo Mayor; a well-known vase that represents the rain god Tláloc; a rare wooden mask inlaid with turquoise, shell, and mother-of-pearl; and many other not-to-be-missed masterpieces.

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Pre-Columbian Art - Binoche et Giquello

Binoche et Giquello will present a sale of fine pre-Columbian antiquities in Paris on March 28. Over 150 lots will be put before the bidders, ranging from ancient Mexican masks to South American ceramics.  

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Standing figure  -  Olmec, Mexico  -  1150–550 BC

Phallic urn  -  Brazil  -  400–1400 AD

Funerary mask  -  Teotihuacan, Mexico  -  450–650 AD

Seated figure of Macuilxochitl  -  Mixtec, Mexico  -  1300–1521 AD

Figure  -  Aztec, Mexico  -  1400–1521 AD

Mask  -  Teotihuacan, Mexico  -  300 BC–200 AD

Images courtesy of Binoche et Giquello