Currently on view at the Orlando Museum of Art,
Aztec to Zapotec: Selections from the Ancient Americas Collection features more than 180 works made prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus and the Europeans during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Representing a span of more than 3,000 years, the exhibition is drawn from the OMA’s comprehensive Art of the Ancient Americas Collection and gives a rare glimpse into the life and culture of numerous civilizations from the North, Central and South American regions. Significant ancient works of gold, silver, jade, ceramic, shell and wood are included from the cultures of the Aztec, Maya, Moche, Nasca, Inca and Zapotec.
View the official website.
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| Male effigy jar - Recuay, Peru - 100–300 CE |
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| Nose pendant - Yotoco (Calima), Colombia - 1–800 CE |
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| Figural urn - Zapotec, Mexico - 300–600 CE |
Information and images courtesy of the Orlando Museum of Art
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