Material : stone
Origin : Mexico
Culture : Olmec
Era : ca 1000 / 400 BC

Condition : intact

Dimensions : 1-3/16 '' H

Superb carved dark green-black hardstone head, from a full figure. Depicted with classical Olmec features of wide nose, thick lips and epicanthic eyes. Head shows a slight elongation at rear. Two perforated ears flank the sides. Encrustations in the low spots. Intact.
Provenance: ex. private Florida collection, 1960.