Olmec art from many museum collections. The Olmec civilization thrived from about 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE in southern Mexico near the Gulf of Mexico. Olmec culture, including art, influenced later cultures including the Mayan, Toltecs, and Mexicas/Aztecs.
Mask, Unknown, 900 B.C. - 600 B.C., From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mask, Unknown, 900-300 BCE, From the collection of: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Kneeling lord with incised toad on his head, Olmec, ca. 800 B.C., From the collection of: Princeton University Art Museum
Seated ruler in ritual pose, 900–500 B.C.E., From the collection of: Dallas Museum of Art
"Baby" Figure, Unknown, 12th–9th century BCE, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Standing Figure, Unknown, 900-300 BCE, From the collection of: Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Anthropo-zoomorphic figure, Unknown, 900-600 B.C., From the collection of: Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Duck Vessel, Olmec, 1500 B.C. - 300 B.C., From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Hummingbird Bloodletter, Unknown, 900-300 CE, From the collection of: Dumbarton Oaks Museum
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