Las Limas Monument 1
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Las Limas Monument 1, also known as the Las Limas figure or the Señor de las Limas, is a 55-centimetre greenstone figure of a youth holding a limp were-jaguar baby. Found in the State of Veracruz, Mex
At highest resolution, the shallow incisions on the shoulders, legs, and face can be clearly seen
Olmec heartland
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The Olmec heartland is the southern portion of Mexico's Gulf Coast region between the Tuxtla mountains and the Olmec archaeological site of La Venta, extending roughly 80 km inland from the Gulf of Me
Las Limas Monument 1
…de las Limas, is a 55-centimetre (22 in) greenstone figure of a youth holding a limp were-jaguar baby. Found in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, in the Olmec heartland, the statue is famous for its incised representations of Olmec supernaturals. It is the largest known greenstone sculpture. Sculptures of headdressed…
The Wrestler, an Olmec era statuette, 1200 - 800 BCE. Art historian George Kubler finds that "the spiraling motion of the body, the multiplicity of profile, the coherent muscles, and the expressive estraint of the work set it apart as among the great works of sculpture of all ages". Michael Coe finds it "one of the supreme examples of Olmec art".