Pre-Columbian Olmec Jade Head
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- Width:
1" Inches - Height:
1 1/4" Inches - Period:
Pre-18th Century - Origin:
America
The Olmec people lived in the coastal lowlands of eastern Mexico from before1200 BC until around 400 BC. It is now the accepted belief that they were the first Pre-Columbian group to build large dirt and stone pyramids in their religious and ceremonial centers. The Olmec apparently worshiped multiple types of deities including serpents, jaguars and at least one that appeared to be a human child. This diminutive pendant almost certainly represents an idealized visage of a ruler and displays classic Olmec stylistic attributes such as the treatment of the eyes and the slightly down-turned mouth.
Circa, 1000-500 BC
1" w x 1 1/4"h
Circa, 1000-500 BC
1" w x 1 1/4"h
