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A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris

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A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris

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A ceramic incense burner with lid, in the Teotihuacan style. The lid depicts a woman, or female deity, seated and holding a water bird on her lap. From Guatemala, 150/200-650 CE

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A ceramic incense burner with lid, in the Teotihuacan style. The lid depicts a woman, or female deity, seated and holding a water bird on her lap. From Guatemala, 150/200-650 CE

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This two-part Maya vessel is made of slip-painted ceramic and features the form of what appears to be an armadillo with a human-like face. From Petén in Guatemala, 300-600 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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This two-part Maya vessel is made of slip-painted ceramic and features the form of what appears to be an armadillo with a human-like face. From Petén in Guatemala, 300-600 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A Maya mosaic mask, from Guatemala, made of wood, jadeite, resin and seashell. 200-600 CE, now part of the private collection of Sheikh Al Thani in Paris

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A Maya mosaic mask, from Guatemala, made of wood, jadeite, resin and seashell. 200-600 CE, now part of the private collection of Sheikh Al Thani in Paris

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A ceramic Maya vase with hunters and waterbirds. Probably from Guatemala, 600–900 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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A ceramic Maya vase with hunters and waterbirds. Probably from Guatemala, 600–900 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris

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Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris

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A ceramic Maya vase from Guatemala, 600-800 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A ceramic Maya vase from Guatemala, 600-800 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A Maya trumpet made from conch shell and incised with hematite. From Peten in Guatemala, 4th–6th century CE, now housed at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia

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A Maya trumpet made from conch shell and incised with hematite. From Peten in Guatemala, 4th–6th century CE, now housed at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia

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Maya Olive Shell Skull Face Pendant. Southern Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Guatemala. Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 AD. - Galeria Contici.

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Maya Olive Shell Skull Face Pendant. Southern Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Guatemala. Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 AD. - Galeria Contici.

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A Maya stone altar found at Edzna in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico de Campeche

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A Maya stone altar found at Edzna in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico de Campeche

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"Panorama of the city of Celaya in Guanajuato" carved in fig pith on silk and gouache, and mounted on cardboard. Measuring 60.5 cm high by 78.8 cm wide, and 92 cm high by 105.5 cm wide with frame, the work is dated to 1883 CE and is now housed at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City

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"Panorama of the city of Celaya in Guanajuato" carved in fig pith on silk and gouache, and mounted on cardboard. Measuring 60.5 cm high by 78.8 cm wide, and 92 cm high by 105.5 cm wide with frame, the work is dated to 1883 CE and is now housed at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City

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A Maya ceramic dynastic vase with a hieroglyphic sequence listing 19 rulers from the kaanul dynasty of the Snake Head kingdom, and supplying names, titles, and dates for their elevation to power. From Mexico or Guatemala, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A Maya ceramic dynastic vase with a hieroglyphic sequence listing 19 rulers from the kaanul dynasty of the Snake Head kingdom, and supplying names, titles, and dates for their elevation to power. From Mexico or Guatemala, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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An old photo from 1935 showing a large stucco mask from the pyramid structure K-5 at the ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras in Guatemala. 600-850 CE

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An old photo from 1935 showing a large stucco mask from the pyramid structure K-5 at the ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras in Guatemala. 600-850 CE

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1500-year-old Ceramic Maya Figurine with Removable Helmet from El Per-Waka' Petn Guatemala

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1500-year-old Ceramic Maya Figurine with Removable Helmet from El Per-Waka' Petn Guatemala

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This bird skeleton adorned with gold was part of Offering no. 179 found at the Aztec Templo Mayor, and dates from the reign of emperor Ahuitzotl . Now housed at the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City

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This bird skeleton adorned with gold was part of Offering no. 179 found at the Aztec Templo Mayor, and dates from the reign of emperor Ahuitzotl . Now housed at the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City

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A Maya carving of a frog from Topoxte. 700–800 CE, shell and quartz, now part of the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala City

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A Maya carving of a frog from Topoxte. 700–800 CE, shell and quartz, now part of the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala City

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A painted Teotihuacan Style ceramic incense burner, located in the Archeological Museum at the museums promenade of the Casa Santo Domingo in the town of Antigua, Guatemala. 600-900 CE

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A painted Teotihuacan Style ceramic incense burner, located in the Archeological Museum at the museums promenade of the Casa Santo Domingo in the town of Antigua, Guatemala. 600-900 CE

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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A brick decorated in relief with an erotic scene, Eastern Han period , from Xinlongsiang in China, now housed at the Sichuan Museum

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A brick decorated in relief with an erotic scene, Eastern Han period , from Xinlongsiang in China, now housed at the Sichuan Museum

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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