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Aztec to Zapotec:
Selections from the
Ancient Americas Collection
Ongoing
The art and history of the ancient Americas are filled with
romantic images of powerful rulers and mysterious mighty empires.
This exhibition features more than 150 works, including 25 pieces
that have never been exhibited before, made prior to the arrival of Christopher
Columbus and the Europeans during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Representing a time period of more than 3,000 years, the exhibition drawn
from the OMA's Art of the Ancient Americas Collection gives a rare glimpse
into the life and culture of numerous civilizations from the North, Central
and South American regions including the Aztec, Maya, Moche, Nasca, Inca
and Zapotec with significant ancient works of gold, silver, jade, ceramic,
shell and wood.
Urn with Figure Wearing Elaborate Headdress , AD 300-600, Zapotec; Monte Alban, Oakaca, Mexico, Ceramic, 12 in. high. Gift of Howard Phillips (98-67)
