Potbelly sculpture
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Potbelly sculptures are in-the-round sculptures of obese human figures carved from boulders. They are a distinctive element of the sculptural tradition in the southern Maya area of Mesoamerica. The pr
A potbelly sculpture from Monte Alto in Guatemala, on display in the plaza of La Democracia
Takalik Abaj Monument 99, a potbelly style colossal head with a puffed face suggestive of a bloated cadaver.
A potbelly sculpture from Monte Alto, on display in La Democracia
Monument 109 at Takalik Abaj, a small potbelly sculpture.
Olmec colossal heads
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The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres. The heads date from at least 900 BCE and are a dist
San Lorenzo Colossal Head 4, now at the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology
La Venta Monument 1, c. 1960
"Olmec-style" face mask in jade
Pottery Olmec figurine of an "infantile figure", a common and distinct Olmec type