| Object Name: | Maquette of La Venta |
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| Creation Date: | c.1000 BC | |
| Culture: | Olmec | |
| Site: | La Venta | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The most important structure is a large pyramid toward the end of the northern axis, in the form of what has been called a 'fluted cake.' This impressive mound may have been intended to echo the shape of a Central Mexican or a regional volcano, or is it may simply be the eroded remains of a pyramidal platform - the first of a long series in Mesoamerican history - designed to raise a perishable shrine above the plaza. | ||
