Museo Nacional de Antropologia Dr. David J. Guzmán |
San Salvador's prime museum - the National Anthropological Museum |
Petroglyphs - pre-hispanic El Salvador |
Petroglyphs - pre-hispanic El Salvador |
National Anthropology Museum, El Salvador |
Jaguar effegy |
Classical period archeological sites in El Salvador |
Replica of 16th C. indigenous armor |
Fragment of post classical sculpture |
Polychromatic vase - classical period |
Seated female figurine - classical period |
Artists impression of Cara Sucia (600-900 AD) |
Bichromatic vase from the late classical period |
Pitcher with 4 handles from Joya de Cerén - classical period |
Pitcher with zoomorphic decoration - Quelepa - classical period |
Feminine figurines - preclassical period |
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Hollow sculpture of the Guazapa Phase in the shape of a jaguar, 900-1200 AD |
Classical period vase depicting the Maya sun god, 250-900 AD |
Female figurines of the Bolina type - associated with the fertility of the earth, pre-classical period (1200 BC-250 AD) |
Plate of the Campana San Andrés type decorated with anthropomorphic figure dressed in ceremonial manner, 250-900 AD |
Postclassic Rituals - blood sacrifice |
Figurine representing a sacrificial victim - postclassic period (900-1200) |
Heads representing the Pipil god Xipe Totec, associated with skin and eye diseases, 900-1200 |
Person with harelip, Cara Sucia, Classic Period, 250-900 AD |
Zoomorphic vessel of the Pinos type, San Rafael Obrajuelo, Preclassic Period (1200 BC-250 AD) |
Stone disk from Cara Sucia, 250-900 AD |
Stone disk found at Cara Sucia with the shape of a jaguar head, associated with the sun, from the Cotzumalhuapa culture |
Mesoamerican deities |
Huehueteotl, preclassical Mesoamerican creation and fire deity |
Quetzalcoatl - feathered serpent |
Ehecatl - god of wind |
Jaguars - associated with Tezcatlipoca, god of the sky |
Tlaloc - god of water, springs and rivers |
The Pipil deity Tlaloc - god of water, rain and thunder, postclassic period (900-1200 AD) |
Jaguar head, postclassic period, 900-1200 AD |
Head representing the Pipil god Xipe Totec, associated with skin and eye diseases, postclassic period |
Incense burner from Teotihuacan (Mexico) found at Tazumal, Classic period |
Chac Mool, postclassic Toltec and Maya deity, found at Casa Blanca |
Female burial with offerings that include small shells and fragments of obsidian, El Zonte, late Classical Period (600-900 AD) |
Female burial with offerings that include small shells and fragments of obsidian, El Zonte, late Classical Period (600-900 AD) |
Female burial with offerings that include small shells and fragments of obsidian, El Zonte, late Classical Period (600-900 AD) |
Anthropomorphic vase with representation of a captive |
Head from Los Guapotes archaeological site, Postclassic period 900-1200 AD |
Zoomorphic shape whistles with representations of owls, Classic Period 250-900 AD |
Whistle figurines with female shape belonging to the Tamasha Cultural Phase from Cara Suica, classic period |
Whistle figurines with female shape belonging to the Tamasha Cultural Phase from Cara Suica, classic period |
Female figurine with rattles, from Eastern El Salvador, Classic Period |
Ceremonial axe, classic period (250-900 AD) |
Ceremonial axe, classic period (250-900 AD) |
Plumbate ceramic, Pipil culture, postclassic period (900-1200) |
Copador vase, Tazumal, Classic Period |
Eccentric Flint - associated with Maya rulers |
Part of a hollow ceramic sculpture of the Pipil god Xipe Totec, Carranza, Postclassic period |
Large mural depicting the history of El Salvador |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Pre-hispanic Period |
Mural - History of El Salvador - fertility |
Mural - History of El Salvador - human sacrifice |
Mural - History of El Salvador - human sacrifice |
Mural - History of El Salvador |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Spanish conquest |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Spanish conquest |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Introduction of Christianity |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Introduction of Christianity |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Civil War |
Mural - History of El Salvador - Msgr Romero |
Early Christian sites in El Salvador |
Spanish Colonia Period |
Captive Jesus carved in polychrome wood |
Atocha boy carved in polychrome wood |
Virgin Mary and Child - Huizúcar Church |
Crucifix - Spanish Colonial Period |
Spanish Colonial Period |
Christianity in El Salvador |
Monseñor Romero - Archbishop of San Salvador - assassinated in 1980 |
Msgr Romero - unofficial patron saint of El Salvador |
Special exhibition - underwater archaeology |
Exhibition - Handicraft Production, Industry and Exchange |
Modern-day staple products |
Tlamemes - porters in the pre-hispanic era |
Tlamemes - porters in the pre-hispanic era |
El Tianguis - Mayan town market |
Jade jewelry |
Tohil Plumbate ceramic |
Trade ceramics, Classical period |
Maya influenced Salúa and Ulúa ceramics |
Corn-husk dolls |
Spanish trade routes |
Map of San Salvador - 1899 |
Earthquake damage - San Salvador |
Old fashioned iron |
Sal Salvador |
Plate - colonial period, 16th Century |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
Mural - Museo Nacional de Antropologia |
La Historia de un Pueblo - Antonio Bonilla, 2000 |