prev - home - index - next This extremely pleasing piece is a realistic rendering of a human face as per the Olmec canon. Note the structure of the cheekbones and of the eyes' orbits clearly showing from beneath the "skin". Mask Olmec Middle Pre-Classic (800-400 B.C.) State of Guerrero Greenstone with dark streaks and spots 10.7 x 9 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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