Pre-Columbian Arts

Key works 1

Olmec Art: 1500-400 BCE

Las Limas Figure, c.800 BCE, Greenstone

San Lorenzo Site: 1200-900 BCE

Colossal Head from San Lorenzo, 1200-900 BCE, Basalt

La Venta Site: 900-400 BCE

Massive Offering, Complex A, 900-400 BCE, Serpentine, clay, and sand

Offering 4 from La Venta Complex A, 900-400, Serpentine, jade, and sandstone

Altar 4 from La Venta Complex A, 900-400 BCE, Basalt

Cf. Relief carving with earth monster face, Chalcatzingo, 900-600 BCE

Cf. Petroglyph I, Chalcatzingo, 900-600 BCE

Votive (Kunz) Axe, 800-500 BCE, jade

Terms:

Mesoamerica

Theocracy

Shamanism

Divine Leadership

Style

Iconography

Aesthetics

Medium (media)

Axis mundi, world tree

Celt