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Mictlantecuhtli, God of Death
A stone vessel depicting Mictlantecuhtli the Aztec god of death and Lord of the Underworld.
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.
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Pertinax Sestertius
A bronze sestertius from the reign of Roman Emperor Pertinax (183 CE).
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Ball Court, Copan
The ball court of the Mayan city of Copan. The game was popular across Mesoamerica and the objective was to put a rubber ball through a hoop placed on the side walls.
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Ball Court Wall & Goal, Chichen Itza
One of the walls and goals of the ball court in the Maya-Toltec city of Chichen Itza. 1050-1200 CE.
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Ball Court, Monte Alban
The Classic Period ball court of Monte Alban (150-650 CE). The ball game was popular across Mesoamerica and the objective was to put a rubber ball through a hoop placed high on each wall. Any part of the body could be used...
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Goal, Ball Court of Chichen Itza
One of the goals of the ball court at the Maya-Toltec city of Chichen Itza. The objective of the ball game, popular across Mesoamerica, was to strike a rubber ball through the hoop using any part of the body except...
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Chinese Diamond Sutra
The Buddhist text known as the Diamond Sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world, dated to 868 CE and written in Chinese. This work is one of the most important works of the Buddhist tradition.
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Copy of the Heart Sutra
A Sanskrit manuscript copy of the Heart Sutra at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
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Pyramid B, Tollan
Pyramid B of Tollan in central Mexico, the capital of the Toltec civilization (10-12th century CE). The five-tiered pyramid is topped by stone warrior columns which would have once supported a roof structure. In the foreground...
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Tollan (Tula)
A diagram of the sacred precinct at Tollan (Tula), the capital of the Toltec civilization (10-12th century CE) in Mesoamerica. The site includes two step pyramids, colonnades, a palace structure and two ball-courts.
