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Olmec Head, San Lorenzo Monument 1

Olmec Civilization, 800 – 400BCE

Olmec Head, San Lorenzo Monument 1, Olmec Civilization

Olmec Head, San Lorenzo Monument 1, zoomed in

284 cm

Olmec Head, San Lorenzo Monument 1 scale comparison

211 cm

Olmec Head, San Lorenzo Monument 1 is an Olmec Stone Sculpture created between 800BCE and 400BCE. It lives at the Museo de Antropología de Xalapa in Mexico. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Heads and Sculpture. Source See Olmec Head, San Lorenzo Monument 1 in the Kaleidoscope

Olmec Head, La Venta Monument 1, Olmec Civilization

Olmec Head, La Venta Monument 1

1000 – 600BCE

Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, Gothic Art

Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis

100BCE – 1140CE

Towie Ball, Neolithic

Towie Ball

Haematite Amygdaloid Seal, Aegean Civilizations

Haematite Amygdaloid Seal

1600 – 1400BCE

Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans

Chimera of Arezzo

Cista Depicting a Dionysian Revel and Perseus with Medusa's Head, The Etruscans

Cista Depicting a Dionysian Revel and Perseus with Medusa's Head

Lady of Guardamar, The Iberians

Lady of Guardamar

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