SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
Olmec

File number:- mga0095

© South American Pictures/ Chris Sharp

Olmec, Mexico. This massive head from the site at San Lorenzo and carved in basaltic rock is known as 'El Rey' -'The King'. It is the largest of the sixteen heads so far discovered and is 2m.9cms high. Museo Regional de Antropologia, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

 

 

 

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