| Object Name: | Colossal Head |
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| Creation Date: | 1000 BC - 200 BC | |
| Culture: | Olmec | |
| Site: | La Venta | |
| Material: | Basalt | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The four colossal heads at La Venta were set as if to guard or protect the ceremonial core of the site, three to the south and one to the north. If erected during the reign of a ruler, such heads would have been effective images of royal power; if erected posthumously, fearsome memorials. | ||
