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900-400 BCE
Olmec
@ La Venta
9' tall
almond eyes, squat, square shaped face, broad nose, large downturned lips
probs real ppl
warrior/ ballgame headdress
BI reps Olmec belief in metaphorical/cosmic "other" world
regularly destoryed IE cyclical-- build and destroy |
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ceremonial ball game belts
stone
ritually buried |
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| supernatural figure riding jaguar |
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900-500 BCE
Olmec
jadeite
3.5" |
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| La Venta serpentine stone mosaic |
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| Greenstone Mask w obsidian, shell and malachite mosaic |
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| Plan of Ceremonial Center of Teotihuacan |
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| Pyramids of the Sun and Moon |
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100-700CE
Teotihuacan
Moon at Northern end of Avenue of the Dead
Sun " Eastern end, bigger |
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| Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl w depictions of Tlaloc |
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500 CE
@ Teotihuacan, in Tepantitla complex
fresco mural |
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