Olmec: an Early Art Style of Precolumbian Mexico |
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Monument C Tres Zapotes | 2 |
Winged Duckbill Tuxtla Statuette | 5 |
Glyphs from Tuxtla Statuette | 6 |
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Altar American anthropology appears archaeological archaeologist art style artist axes called central characterized civilization Classic Coast collected Colossal Heads communication complex consider context contrast correlation Covarrubias culture determine Drucker early elements evidence example expression face factor field figure figurines Geographic Guttman scaling hands heartland Heizer holds human idea important indicate individual inferred jaguar known Kubler La Venta lack later look Maya means Mesoamerican Mexican Mexico monoliths monuments mound Museum nature notes objects Olmec art Olmec style origins pattern Perhaps period person Philip Drucker pieces possible Preclassic present problem production region reliefs result San Lorenzo scaling scalogram sculpture season seems sequence significance social society Stela Stirling stone stylistic Table theory tion traits Tres Zapotes Tuxtla University Venta Veracruz votive axes Уз