EditorialCup with Profile Head of the Maize God. Olmec; Possibly Tlapacoya, Valley of Mexico, Mexico. Date: 800 BC-400 BC. Dimensions: 9.8 ? 9.8 cm (3 7/8 ? 3 7/8 in.). Ceramic with burnished slip. Origin: Valley of Mexico.
EditorialRelief-Carved Bowl, 12th?9th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Ceramic, H. 4 7/16 x Diam. 5 15/16 in. (11.2 x 15 cm), Ceramics-Containers, This straight-sided blackware bowl features a long-beaked bird and a scroll design in low relief. The con...
EditorialBowl (Tecomate), 12th?9th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Puebla, Olmec, Ceramic, H. 5 1/4 W. 7 1/2 in. (13.3 x 19.1cm), Ceramics-Containers.
EditorialOlmec seated ruler in ritual pose. Highland Olmec Culture. Middle Formative Period (900-500 BC). San Martin Texmelucan. Puebla State. Mexico. Dallas Museum of Art. State of Texas. United States.
EditorialJade pectoral, Olmec, Mexico. Middle Preclassic period (1000-600 BCE. This pectoral was carved by an Olmec artist and reused by the Maya, as shown by the two Maya glyphs on the left side. The edges framing the head indicate that it could also have been...
EditorialCeremonial adze, representing the Olmec " God I" with his typical flaming eyebrows. Olmec art was a major influence on early Maya art. Green jadeite (1200-800 BCE). Height 29.5 cm. Inv. St. 536.