Spratling also donated hundreds of pre-Columbian objects to a museum in Taxco that today bears his name.

It has a permanent collection of about 6,500 pieces, from pre-Columbian objects to contemporary paintings and sculpture, and changing exhibitions of contemporary and historical art.

So, there are far fewer pre-Columbian objects of silver than of gold from ancient times.

Yet most authorities on Aztec material culture consider the Aztec-style obsidian mirrors as authentic pre-Columbian objects.

Her collecting interests included ceramics, furniture, silver and artworks, while her husband's were paintings, books, manuscripts and pre-Columbian objects.

The majority of these however, were pre-Columbian objects.

Both in Europe and in New York, he looked closely at African, American Indian and pre-Columbian objects.

Egyptian, Mesopotamian, pre-Columbian and Indian objects awakened new interest in deciphering their inscriptions.

Colombian law forbids the export of pre-Columbian objects and other artifacts protected by cultural patrimony statutes.

Four years ago, the Haubergs commissioned Mr. Olson to design a 7,000-square-foot home to incorporate their art, which includes pre-Columbian objects, paintings and sculpture.