Colossal head in basalt, Olmec, La Venta archaeological site. The head is from the Middle Formative Period. These heads once faced out from the ceremonial center, guarding the sacred architecture. Reproductions are now found at most of the archaeological sites, the originals being housed in the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.
The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec.
Mary Ellen Miller. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. p. 26.
Skull with incrustation of shell and hematite for the eyes.
Mexica, 1470. From the Templo Mayor, Mexico City.
The Mask of Death in Prehispanic Mexico. Eduardo Matos Moctezuma. Mexico City: Garcia Valades Editores, 1988. p. 95
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