prev - home - index - next A quintessential Olmec piece that displays a clefted head, the typical were-jaguar mouth and the so-called flaming eyebrows, the original use of this remarkable piece was probably religious in nature. Anthropomorphic axe Olmec Middle Pre-Classic (1000-600 B.C.) Unknown Greenstone 22 x 9 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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