In Focus

Tutelary figure

Cultures & Traditions

Paracas

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Mortuary vase

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Funerary urn with cover

Cultures & Traditions

Olmec Masks

In Focus

Lokapala and burial practices in Tang dynasty China

Cultures & Traditions

Senufo Funerary Practices

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Votive plaque, enthroned Pluto (?)

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Mask

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Mirror

Cultures & Traditions

Mingqi

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Mirror

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Mummy mask

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Scarab

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Memorial Head (Nsodie)

Cultures & Traditions

West Mexico (West Coast Mesoamerican Style)

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Funerary urn with cover

Materials & Techniques

Mixtec and Aztec Masks: Turquoise Mosaic

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Figure from the top of a funerary post (jihe)

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Stirrup-spout bottle: four fruits

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Red-figure patera with Atlas handle

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Footed chest

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Pair of funerary earrings

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Bracelet

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Face panel

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Face panel

In Focus

The History (Provenance) of the Olmec Seated ruler in ritual pose [1983.50]

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Face effigy

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Seated hunchback holding mirror

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Knife (tumi): camelid head

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Head fragment

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Beaker with frogs

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Face effigy with aquiline features

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Spout-and-bridge bottle: monkey figure

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Cup: frog motif

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Standing figure

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Face panel

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Gila polychrome bowl with black-and-white geometric designs and red exterior

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Spout-and-bridge bottle: bird form

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Cup: frog motif