Pre-Columbian Art for Sale - Antiquities, Pottery & More - Artemis Gallery
Artemis Gallery’s Pre-Columbian antiquities collection features stone, metal, glass and textile pieces, including rare Pre-Columbian pottery and vessels. We are always adding new Pre-Columbian art pieces to our inventory, so be
sure to check back to see our new additions.
Pre-Columbian Civilization
To distinguish the major characteristics of pre-Columbian civilizations, three general chronological divisions have been widely used: the “Pre-Classic,” or Formative, period (ca. 1500 b.c. to 300 A.D.); the “Classic,” or Florescent, period (ca. 300 to 900 A.D.); and the “Post-Classic” period (ca. 900 to 1540 A.D.). Outstanding in Pre-Columbian artistic development were architecture, sculpture, painting, and decorative arts such as pottery, metalwork, and textiles. Despite the great range and variety of artwork, certain characteristics were repeated throughout the region, namely a preference for angular, linear patterns, and three-dimensional ceramics.
This section features all of our Pre-Columbian art for sale, including Central American Caribbean art, Mayan art
from Meso America, Inca pottery and artifacts, as well as one-of-a-kind Pre-Columbian pottery pieces.
Featured Products
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Large Polychrome Nazca Head Pot
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Mezcala Miniature Stone Pendant
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Moche I Stirrup Vessel
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Moche I Stirrup Vessel of a Warrior
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Mayan Peten Polychrome Bowl
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Mixtec Bronze Sceptre Finial
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How to Buy Ancient Art
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Framed Inca Textile Child's Tump Line
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Framed Proto Nazca Tie-Dyed Textile Panel
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Jamacoaque Pottery Demon God
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Moche Double Monkey Stirrup Vessel
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Chancay Spotted Llama Vessels - Matched Pair!
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Huge Colima Dog with Bowl on Back
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Rare Carved Chavin Vertebrae
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Moche Bronze Atl Atl Bird Finial
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Seated Vera Cruz Figure
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Rare Chavin Jar Kissing Bug Form
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Nayarit Platform Scene of Man & Dog
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Colima Pottery Standing Dancer
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Proto Nazca Feather Panel, Abstract Feline
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Inca Pachacamac Textile Panel
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Unusually Small Chimu Woven Sewing Basket
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Moche Pottery Mask Perforated Ears
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Jamacoaque Standing Figural Whistle
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Fine Chimu Silver Portrait Kero
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Moche Owl Mace Head / War Club
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Rare Moche IV Bean Portrait Vessel
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Chavin Carved Bone Spatula
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South Coast Peru, Incan Woven Armor
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Proto Nazca Pan Flute
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Inca Green Stone Fetish
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Rare Inca Post-Conquest Whistling Stirrup Jar
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Matching Pair of Chancay Wooden Figures
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Chimu Inca Silver Head Pendant
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Mayan Jade Seated Figure
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Carved Jade Bird Amulet - Narino
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Mayan Carved Jade Monkey Pendant
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Chimu Shell Atl Atl Finial of a Dog
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Valdivian Carved Shell Mortar
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Jamacoaque Shaman on Stool
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Delightful Sican Pottery Stirrup Jar
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Mixtec Double Goblet w/ Codex Style Motif
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Nayarit / Chinesco Shallow Bowl
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Olmec / Las Bocas Jade Bird Head, ex-Sotheby's
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Fine Mayan Incised Cylinder
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Fine Mezcala Green Jade Figure
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Olmec Las Bocas Jade Bead Seated Lord
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Teotihuacan Carved Stone Idol
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Mixtec Carved Stone Idol Pendant
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Olmec Green Jade Power Celt
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Mezcala Stone Axe God
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Mezcala Guerrero Stone Idol
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Teotihuacan Stone Idol
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Colima Maternity Idol
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Chorrera Long-Neck Redware Vessel
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Monte Alban Greyware Pottery Duck Vessel
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Moche Royal Copper Tumi, Inlaid Detailing
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Huge / Long Moche Copper Trumpet
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Proto Nazca Wooden Idol / Territorial Marker
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Fine Maya / Mayan Peten Bowl
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Chupicuaro Brownware Spool-Shaped Jar
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Vicus Bridge Spout Whistling Vessel - Bush Dog
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Shell Figure of a Lemurine Night Monkey
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Rare Colima Shell Alligator in Miniature
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Chavin Gourd-Shaped Pottery Stirrup Vessel
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Chavin Carved Bone Spatula - Ai Apec
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Chupicuaro Tripod Redware Vessel
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Costa Rican Stone Metate Bat Form
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Huari / Wari Polychrome Standing Figure
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Early Cupisnique Blackware Stirrup Vessel
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Unusual Chimu Blackware Stirrup, Shell Form
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Maya Plumbate Face Vessel
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Large Costa Rican Polychrome Urn
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Moche V Stirrup Vessel - Hunters & Felines
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Mayan Carved Green Jade Pendant
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Huari / Wari Polychrome Canteen
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A Rare Colima Blackware Armadillo
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Pre-Columbian Colima Dog w/ Corn
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Nazca Flare-Rim Polychrome Olla
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Gran Nicoya Polychrome Bowl
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Moche Stirrup Vessel - Dual Lords
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Mayan Apple-Green Jade Pendant
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Mayan Royal Pendant of a Lord - Green Jade
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Mayan Royal Shell Finger Ring, ex-Sotheby's
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Wari / Huari Polychrome Canteen
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Pre-Columbian Gold Uraba Jaguar / Dragon
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Sinu Gold Dragon / Jaguar, Double Spiral Tail
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Sinu Gold Head Rattle Pendant (97.8 g)
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Pre-Columbian Uraba Figural Gold Pendants
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Mayan Jaina Island Terracotta Face Mold
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Moche Bi-Chrome Ai Apec Crab Vessel
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Rare Huari Wood Pendant Human Form
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Mayan Jaina Island Terracotta Face Mold #2
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Huge Moche Portrait Vessel
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Costa Rican Stone Idol
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Rare Inca Snake-Form Pacha
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Chimu Blackware Kero in Gourd Form
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Chimu Blackware Canteen in Monkey Form
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Huge Chupicuaro Tripod Rattle Vessel
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Sican / Chimu Orangeware Canteen
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Pre-Columbian Inca Canopas (Group of 3)
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Spectacular Nazca Ear Spools and Pectoral
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Chavin Tembladera Figural Vessel
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Rare Chancay Polychrome Olla
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Very Rare Chupicuaro Pottery Bowl
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Large Nazca Polychrome Bowl - Band of Birds
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Chancay Woven Sewing Basket
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Pre-Columbian Stone Bird - Chavin
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Inca Bronze Star Mace Head - Rare Type!
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Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Disk
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Moche / Loma Negra Bronze Tupu - Jaguar!
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Large, Lethal Inca Stone Mace Head
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Chupicuaro Tri-Lobed Olla
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Huge Narino Pottery Storage Vessel
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Set of Three Mounted Ancient Peruivan Chucu Plaques
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Exceedingly Rare Pre-Chavin Stone Penis and Vagina
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Incredible Chavin Carved Bone Spatula
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Huari / Wari Standing Figure
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Chancay Wood Figure of a Sitting Elder
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Moche / Loma Negra Bronze Mace Head
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Pre-Columbian Water Gourd Vessel (Sihuas)
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Chavin Stone Mace Head
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Nicoya Polychrome Maternity Figure
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Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Tupu
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Pre-Columbian Bead Necklace
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Stunning Nazca Polychrome Olla
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Moche / Loma Negra Copper Tumi - Warrior Lord
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Moche Bronze Birds in Flight - Sculptural Display
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Huge Moche Bronze Spear Head
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Pre-Columbian Moche Bronze Tumi in High Relief
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Early Moche / Loma Negra Bronze Awl
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Huari / Andes Early Bronze Tupu
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Lambayeque Copper Disk - Nayalamp
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Inca Bronze Battle Axe - Rare Form!
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Peruvian Inca Fish Pachas – Matched Pair!
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Grouping of Pre-Columbian Gold Miniatures
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Huge Mezcala Guerrero Stone Idol - 12"H!
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Mixtec Bronze Mask Pendant
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Chancay Bi-Chrome Pottery China
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A Vera Cruz Head (Slightly Larger than Life-Size)
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Fine Moche Copper Tumi of Warrior
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Large Mayan Bowl - Deer Decoration
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Nazca Bridge Spout Vessel - Hummingbirds & Lobsters
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Nazca Polychrome Bowl with Lizards
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Vera Cruz Standing Female - 23"H!
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Vera Cruz Stone Implement Snake Form
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Chimu Inca Silver Kero
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Pre-Columbian Gold & Jade Necklace
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Chimu Blackware Stirrup, Bird Applique
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Mayan Jaina Molded Whistle - Man & Woman
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Mayan Jaina Island Mold-Made Rattle
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Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Seated Vessel Bearer
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Mayan Greyware Bowl, Painted Stucco Exterior
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Moche Loma Negra Copper Ingot
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Peruvian Inca Chucu Plaque
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Pre-Columbian Inca Chucu Plaque
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Pre-Columbian Jalisco Seated 'Drinker' Figure
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Pre-Columbian Chinesco Type-D Seated Figure
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Mayan Polychrome Tripod Plate
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Pre-Columbian Vera Cruz Stone Yoke
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Pre-Columbian Jalisco Seated Female
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Mayan Copador Olla with Swimmers
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Moche Silver Tweezers - Warrior
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Moche Canchero (Corn Popper) Vessel
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Chancay Canteen w/ Monkeys!
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Pre-Columbian civilizations living across Peru, Mexico and Central America flourished prior to the arrival of Europeans, including Christopher Columbus, in the New World. Gods, humans and nature were woven into an intricate tapestry of beliefs and expressions by the societies of Peru and Mesoamerica (Pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America). Religion played a central organizing role in structuring people's lives. Great civilizations developed, such as the Maya in Mesoamerica and the Moche in Peru, where divine kings believed to be descended from gods ruled over vast cities and constructed monuments rivaling those of ancient Greece or Egypt. Pre-Columbian societies were connected through cosmologies in which creation and existence were explained through complex mythologies. Those mythologies told of the creation of humans and nature, and through their ideologies provided ways for humans to properly worship and sustain the universe.