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Danien, Elin C. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2002.

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  • Object[262]
  • no[23]
  • yes[239]
  • no[126]
  • yes[136]
  • american[262]
  • altar[2]
  • amulet[6]
  • arrowhead[2]
  • bead[85]
  • beaker[1]
  • bell[3]
  • bowl[6]
  • capstone[1]
  • carder[1]
  • carving[6]
  • censor[1]
  • container[1]
  • cotton[5]
  • cup[2]
  • ear ornament[2]
  • ear plug[3]
  • earring[3]
  • eccentric obsidian[1]
  • effigy[1]
  • effigy bowl[1]
  • effigy urn[2]
  • effigy vessel[2]
  • figure[2]
  • figurine[30]
  • figurine head[1]
  • finger ring[1]
  • flute[1]
  • flute fragment[2]
  • incensario[1]
  • incensario lid[1]
  • incense burner[1]
  • incense burner lid[1]
  • incense cup[1]
  • labret[5]
  • lip plug[1]
  • mano[1]
  • mask[5]
  • maskette[1]
  • metate[2]
  • mirror[2]
  • model[2]
  • ornament[4]
  • pendant[28]
  • pendant amulet[2]
  • pipe[1]
  • pipe bowl[1]
  • plaster[1]
  • projectile point[2]
  • rattle[2]
  • relief[4]
  • ring[1]
  • sample[2]
  • sculpture[3]
  • spearhead[1]
  • spindle[1]
  • spindle whorl[1]
  • stamp[4]
  • statue[1]
  • stela[5]
  • tau blade[1]
  • textile[1]
  • tripod bowl[3]
  • tripod vase[2]
  • tripod vase lid[1]
  • vase[7]
  • whistle[2]
  • yoke[1]
  • asuncion mita[1]
  • atzcapotzalco[2]
  • barberena[1]
  • belize[6]
  • campeche[1]
  • capilco[1]
  • caracol (central america)[6]
  • caye district[1]
  • cempoala[1]
  • central america[3]
  • central veracruz[1]
  • chalchuapa[1]
  • chama (guatemala)[2]
  • chipal[7]
  • cholula[4]
  • chupicuaro[1]
  • coast of corinto[1]
  • colima[4]
  • costa rica[31]
  • cuilapam[1]
  • department of alta verapaz[1]
  • department of escuintla[1]
  • department of jutiapa[1]
  • department of peten[1]
  • department of quiche[7]
  • department of sacatepequez[1]
  • department of santa rosa[1]
  • department of solola[2]
  • department of totonicapan[1]
  • guanajuato[1]
  • guatemala[31]
  • guerrero[3]
  • gulf coast[6]
  • honduras[6]
  • huaymil island[1]
  • huehuetenango[1]
  • ixtlan[1]
  • jalisco[2]
  • kixpek[2]
  • mexico[1]
  • mexico (central america)[184]
  • miahuatlan[1]
  • mixteca[2]
  • mixteca alta[5]
  • mixtequilla region[1]
  • momostenango[1]
  • nayarit[2]
  • nicaragua[3]
  • nochixtlan[1]
  • oaxaca (mexican state)[17]
  • oaxaca valley[1]
  • pacific coast[1]
  • panuco[1]
  • piedras negras[1]
  • puebla (mexican state)[5]
  • ratinlixul[1]
  • rio frio[1]
  • san andres tuxtla[2]
  • san antonio aguas calientes[1]
  • san juan teposcolula[1]
  • san miguel atzacapotzalco[1]
  • santa rosa de copan[1]
  • solola[2]
  • st. francis[1]
  • st. lucia cozumahualpa[2]
  • tabasco[1]
  • tamaulipas[1]
  • teotihuacan (mexico)[4]
  • tlatelolco[1]
  • tres zapotes[1]
  • ulua valley[5]
  • valley of mexico[2]
  • vera cruz (mexican state)[4]
  • veracruz (mexico)[9]
  • western guatemala[1]
  • yanhuitlan[1]
  • yucatan[1]
  • zaachila[1]
  • aztec iii[1]
  • chipal 2[1]
  • early classic[1]
  • incised[1]
  • late classic[2]
  • late pre-classical[1]
  • modern[2]
  • preclassic[2]
  • teotihuacan iii[3]
  • teotihuacan v[2]
  • aztec[13]
  • aztec iv[1]
  • cakchiquel[2]
  • chama 3[1]
  • chama 4[1]
  • chipal 2[4]
  • chocotegan[1]
  • chorotegan[27]
  • chupicuaro (culture)[1]
  • classic[1]
  • classic veracruz[1]
  • colima (culture)[1]
  • early classic maya[3]
  • early classical[1]
  • early post-classic[3]
  • early post-classic maya[3]
  • greater nicoya[1]
  • guatemalan[3]
  • guetar[1]
  • gulf coast (culture)[1]
  • highland maya[8]
  • huastec[1]
  • huastec archaic[1]
  • las remojadas[2]
  • late classic[4]
  • late classic maya[1]
  • late classical[2]
  • lowland maya[16]
  • maya[3]
  • maya (central american culture)[3]
  • mexacala[1]
  • mezcala[2]
  • mixtec[13]
  • olmec[7]
  • pokomam[1]
  • puebla[1]
  • quiche[1]
  • tarascan[1]
  • teotihuacan (culture)[8]
  • tepecano[2]
  • ticoman[4]
  • toltec[1]
  • totonac[2]
  • ulua valley (culture)[1]
  • zapotec[5]
  • central american[262]
  • altar 10[1]
  • altar 13[1]
  • banks of rio panuco[1]
  • basal terrace of pyramid 27[1]
  • d.f.[1]
  • from grave[1]
  • group c[1]
  • maya coast of the gulf of mexico;[1]
  • ruin b[2]
  • said to be huaymil island[1]
  • tomb[2]
  • tomb.[1]
  • x[1]
  • alligator[1]
  • backstrap loom[1]
  • claw[1]
  • conch shell[1]
  • coyote head[1]
  • death[1]
  • deities, bloodletters[1]
  • dog[2]
  • dog head[1]
  • face[3]
  • female[1]
  • fire god[3]
  • flower[1]
  • flute[1]
  • frog[1]
  • geometric[1]
  • hacha[2]
  • head[7]
  • human[5]
  • human figure[1]
  • hunchback[1]
  • infant[1]
  • jaguar[2]
  • laughing figure[1]
  • male[1]
  • man[2]
  • mask[4]
  • monkey[2]
  • old god[1]
  • owl[1]
  • palma[1]
  • pyramid[1]
  • rabbit[1]
  • rabbit head?[1]
  • rain god[2]
  • royal portrait[3]
  • seated female[2]
  • seated figure[2]
  • seated human[2]
  • seated male[1]
  • seated man[1]
  • shaman[1]
  • skull[1]
  • snake head?[1]
  • squatting human[1]
  • standing male[2]
  • sun god[1]
  • tattoo[1]
  • temple[2]
  • toad[1]
  • tree[1]
  • warrior[1]
  • weaver[1]
  • were-jaguar[1]
  • woman[4]
  • wrestlers[1]
  • mayan language[1]
  • agate[21]
  • alabaster[2]
  • basalt[1]
  • calcite[1]
  • ceramic[56]
  • cinnabar[1]
  • copper[5]
  • cord[2]
  • cotton[6]
  • crystal (stone)[1]
  • dye[1]
  • fiber[1]
  • green stone[1]
  • greenstone[24]
  • jade[98]
  • jadeite[16]
  • limestone[10]
  • marble (stone)[5]
  • mollusk shell[1]
  • monkey bone[3]
  • obsidian[15]
  • paint[2]
  • palm leaf[2]
  • plaster[1]
  • porphyritic stone[1]
  • pyrite[2]
  • quartz[4]
  • quartzite[1]
  • shell[2]
  • stone[19]
  • stucco[2]
  • terracotta[1]
  • thistle[1]
  • travertine[2]
  • tufa[2]
  • turquoise[2]
  • vegetable fiber[1]
  • volcanic stone[2]
  • wax[2]
  • wood[6]
  • carved[7]
  • dyed[1]
  • engraved[3]
  • glazed[1]
  • incised[1]
  • mosaic[2]
  • painted[3]
  • polychrome[3]
  • yes[262]
central american

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87-42-992

87-42-992

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CG2001-2-12

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CG2001-2-11

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Labret

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CG2001-2-10

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NA5900

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66-27-18B

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87-42-416

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42-35-446

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97-83-981

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Bowl

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NA6003

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58-35-52

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97-83-979

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39-24-43

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12699

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29-41-939

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66-30-15

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