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Pre-Columbian Art Final Exam
Olmec-Aztec
4
Art History
Undergraduate 2
12/12/2012
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Colossal Head, San Lorenzo

„Carved out of Tuxla boulders
„Some carved into altars and vice versa
„Altered over time
„Adhere to rock’s shape
„Flat in front and back
„Not very deeply carved
„Drills in sides of eyes, nose, mouth
„Wearing helmets
„Jaguar paws, wtc
„Flat noses, cross eyed
„Full lips and cheeks
„African features
„Mature males
„Varying looks
„Carved bottoms
„Looking up
„Were painted
„Probably rulers
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Courtyard, La Venta

„Built and rebuilt over 4 phases
„New offerings
„New floors
„Shifting around
„Stones in a shape
„Serpentine blocks
„Colored clay between blocks
„Imported from outside
„Buried under a layer
„Even more under it
„28 other layers
„1,000 tons of serpentine blocks
„Very carefully laid out
„Mask shape
„Red sand and bricks piled on top
„Invisible to people
„An offering to the earth deity 
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