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Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Seated hollow figure with helmet, Las Bocas artist(s), Ceramic, cinnabar, red ochre, Olmec — Seated hollow figure with helmet
Las Bocas artist(s)
1200–800 BCE

Celt (votive axe), Olmec artist(s), Jade, Olmec — Celt (votive axe)
Olmec artist(s)
10th–4th century BCE

Duck head vessel, Olmec artist(s), Ceramic, cinnabar, Olmec — Duck head vessel
Olmec artist(s)
1200–900 BCE

Ritual object, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Ritual object
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Eagle transformation figure, Olmec artist(s), Albitite, Olmec — Eagle transformation figure
Olmec artist(s)
1000–400 BCE

Figure seated on a bench, Olmec artist(s), Serpentine, Olmec — Figure seated on a bench
Olmec artist(s)
1000–400 BCE

Modified celt-pendant with incised motifs, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Modified celt-pendant with incised motifs
Olmec artist(s)
900–600 BCE

Kneeling bearded figure, Olmec artist(s), Serpentine, pigment, Olmec — Kneeling bearded figure
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Yuguito (ritual object), Olmec artist(s), Stone, Olmec — Yuguito (ritual object)
Olmec artist(s)
1300–400 BCE

Mask, Olmec artist(s), Serpentinite, Olmec — Mask
Olmec artist(s)
1000–400 BCE

Mask, Olmec artist(s), Serpentinite, albitite, Olmec — Mask
Olmec artist(s)
1000–400 BCE

Earflares, Olmec artist(s), Jade, Olmec — Earflares
Olmec artist(s)
900 – 400 BCE

Vessel with mythical bird of prey, Olmec artist(s), Ceramic, hematite, Olmec Tradition artist, Central Highlands, Mexico — Vessel with mythical bird of prey
Olmec artist(s)
1200–800 BCE

Yuguito (ritual object), Olmec artist(s), Stone, Tlatilco — Yuguito (ritual object)
Olmec artist(s)
1300–400 BCE

Tecomate (bowl), Central Highlands artist(s), Ceramic, Olmec — Tecomate (bowl)
Central Highlands artist(s)
1250–800 BCE

Bottle, Central Highlands artist(s), Ceramic, cinnabar, Olmec — Bottle
Central Highlands artist(s)
1200–800 BCE

Tecomate (bowl), Central Highlands artist(s), Ceramic, Olmec — Tecomate (bowl)
Central Highlands artist(s)
1250–800 BCE

Olmec Figure Studies, Miguel Covarrubias Mexican, Ink and pencil on paper — Olmec Figure Studies
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957

Reworked Olmec celt, Greenstone, Costa Rica — Reworked Olmec celt
Costa Rica
2nd century BCE–5th century CE

Female Figure, Olmec artist(s), Ceramic, Olmec — Female Figure
Olmec artist(s)
1200-900 BCE

Olmec Yokes and Axes, Miguel Covarrubias Mexican, Paper, ink, pencil, watercolor paint — Olmec Yokes and Axes
Miguel Covarrubias
ca. 1942–1957

Blackware Bowl, Ceramic, Olmec — Blackware Bowl
Olmec
12th–8th century BCE

Openwork Pendant, Jade, Olmec — Openwork Pendant
Olmec
10th–4th century BCE

Hunchbacked Figure, Ceramic, pigment, Olmec — Hunchbacked Figure
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Seated Figure, Ceramic, Olmec — Seated Figure
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Rock Crystal Duck Pendant, Rock crystal, Olmec — Rock Crystal Duck Pendant
Olmec
8th–4th century BCE

Figure fragment, Ceramic, pigment, Olmec — Figure fragment
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Blackware Bowl, Ceramic, Olmec — Blackware Bowl
Olmec
12th–8th century BCE

Funerary Mask (?), Stone, Olmec — Funerary Mask (?)
Olmec
8th–4th century BCE

Bowl (Tecomate), Ceramic, Olmec — Bowl (Tecomate)
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Bowl (Tecomate), Ceramic, Olmec — Bowl (Tecomate)
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Bowl, Ceramic, Olmec — Bowl
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Bowl, Ceramic, Olmec — Bowl
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Ritual Stone (pulidor), Stone, Olmec — Ritual Stone (pulidor)
Olmec
12th–8th century BCE

Ritual Stone (pulidor), Stone, Olmec — Ritual Stone (pulidor)
Olmec
12th–8th century BCE

Ornament, Jade, Olmec — Ornament
Olmec
10th–4th century BCE

Finger Ring, Jade, Olmec — Finger Ring
Olmec
1st–8th century

Bowl, Ceramic, Olmec — Bowl
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE

Bowl, Ceramic, Olmec — Bowl
Olmec
12th–9th century BCE