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What is pre-Columbian art characterized by?
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Pre-Columbian art is characterized by its interest in the natural world. The term includes all types of artifacts created by Indigenous people of Central and South America from ancient times until Christopher Columbus landed in the West in 1492. On 1stDibs, find a collection of pre-Columbian art.
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Ceramic Pre-Columbian Colima Hunchback Figure Vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian figural vessel from West Mexico Colima culture (circa 300BC-400AD). Made of molded
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Figure
Located in New Orleans, LA
necklace, all of which were highly prized by Chupicuaro nobility. The figure's coffee-bean shaped eyes and
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Primitive Head Figure From the Pre-Columbian Period Made of Stone
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing a remarkable artifact from the Pre-Columbian period—a primitive head figure intricately
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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Pre-Columbian Black Figural Stirrup Vessel Moche Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small black ceramic figural stirrup vessel from Moche culture circa. 100-500 AD, located in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure of a Woman Giving Birth
Located in Sofia, BG
Pre-Columbian pottery figure of a seated woman giving birth, with her hands behind the back. It was
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...
Materials
Terracotta
Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure
Located in London, GB
Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD
A rare standing figure of a deity
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antiquities
Materials
Wood