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Atlantean figures
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The Atlantean figures are four anthropomorphic statues belonging to the Toltec culture in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. These figures are "massive statues of Toltec warriors". They take their post-Columb
Columns in the form of Toltec warriors in Tula
Columns in the form of Toltec warriors in Tula
This sculpture, created by the Olmecs, is located in the Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa, Veracruz. The sculpture represents the first use of atlante
This sculpture, created by the Olmecs, is located in the Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa, Veracruz. The sculpture represents the first use of atlantes in Mesoamerica. However, it differs from the Atlantean figures in Tula because it is not in-the-round, and is instead a relief on a table.
The four monumental Atlantean figures in Tula were located on top of Pyramid B. Originally, they provided the support for a structure on top of the py
The four monumental Atlantean figures in Tula were located on top of Pyramid B. Originally, they provided the support for a structure on top of the pyramid.
A group of Atlantean figures created by the Maya peoples from Chichen Itza
A group of Atlantean figures created by the Maya peoples from Chichen Itza
Olmecs
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The Olmecs or Olmec were an early major Mesoamerican civilization, flourishing in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200 to 400 BC during Mesoamerica's formative perio
Atlantean figures
…the European tradition of similar Atlas or Atalante figures in classical architecture. Though the most famous Atlantean figures reside in Tula, the Olmecs were the first to use Atlantean figures on a relief discovered in Potrero Nuevo. Mayan sculptors also created "Atlantean" figures in Chichen Itza…
Olmec Head No. 3 from San Lorenzo-Tenochtitlán; 1226 –900 BC; basalt; height: 1.8 m, length: 1.28 m, width: 0.83 m; Xalapa Museum of Anthropology (Xal
Olmec Head No. 3 from San Lorenzo-Tenochtitlán; 1226 –900 BC; basalt; height: 1.8 m, length: 1.28 m, width: 0.83 m; Xalapa Museum of Anthropology (Xalapa, Mexico)
El Señor de las Limas; 1000–600 BC; greenstone; height: 55 cm; Xalapa Museum of Anthropology
El Señor de las Limas; 1000–600 BC; greenstone; height: 55 cm; Xalapa Museum of Anthropology
The Wrestler; 1200–400 BC; basalt; height: 66 cm, from the Arroyo Sonso area (Veracruz, Mexico); Museo Nacional de Antropología. Olmec artists are kno
The Wrestler; 1200–400 BC; basalt; height: 66 cm, from the Arroyo Sonso area (Veracruz, Mexico); Museo Nacional de Antropología. Olmec artists are known for both monumental and miniature portrayals of what are assumed to be persons of authority-from six-ton heads sculptures to figurines.
Great pyramid in La Venta, Tabasco
Great pyramid in La Venta, Tabasco