Green Stone Olmec Maskette on Stand Storage Royal tombs often held wall

Royal tombs often held wall paintings of carrot or similar vegetable harvests and also show evidence or plants being placed inside as offerings

An excellent representation of the emotion

Era: 1640-1650

Only a small number of these altar carvings to Cocidius have been found throughout England

5” H x 23” W x 27” D

Green Stone Olmec Maskette on Stand Storage Royal tombs often held wallOriginates from: Veracruz, Mexico Era: 900 600 BCE Dimensions: 4 H x 2. 5 W x 2 D A stunning and rare example of an Olmec Maskette, carved of green stone, from the Veracruz region of Mexico, circa 900 BCE. A beautiful example with lovely proportionality and almost swollen features. These masks were worn as bodily ornaments by high ranking elites, nobility or shamans in the Olmec culture as a show of status and rank and are believed to be carved in