Pre-Conquest Art April 8, 2009

Spanning thousands of years, the Pre-Conquest (formerly known as Pre-Hispanic) area of the collection contains objects that were created, designed and utilized prior to the conquest of Mexico and the Americas in the 15th century. This collection contains examples of ceramic figures, beads and bowls from areas and cultures such as Chupicuaro, Colima, Huastec, Jalisco, Nayarit, Remojadas, Toltec, Maya, Zapotec, Aztec, Veracruz and Yucatan in Mexico. It also includes dramatic vessels, tools and mythological figures from the Inca, Nazca, Moche and Chancay civilizations of Peru.