SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
Olmec

File number:- mga0112

© South American Pictures/ Chris Sharp

Olmec, Mexico. This is known as Monument 54 and the head is beautifully fashioned at the top of a column of basalt rock. Over the years the face has been damaged so interpretations of the work vary considerably. Possibly it depicts a monkey or a wise man looking towards the sky or observing the heavens.

Parque Museo de La Venta. Estado de Tabasco, Mexico

 

 

 

 

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