Well Monument 5! New Photographs & Sketch.

 

Título: Monumento 5, Cerro de las Mesas, Ver..
Descripción: Gran piedra tallada de un hombre de estilo Olmeca.
Medidas: 11.6 x 18.4 cm.
Número: 7641.

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Title: Monument 5, Cerro de las Mesas.
Description: Large carved stone of a man in the style of the Olmecs
Measurements: 11.6 x 18.4 cm.
Number: 7641

Título:
Monumento 5, Cerro de las Mesas, Ver. - (Colección Museo de Antropología de Xalapa).
Descripción:
Personaje tallado en una piedra bola posiblemente relacionado con un ritual de la fertilidad. Porta nariguera y una máscara bucal con forma de pico de pato, como el personaje de la estatuilla de los Tuxtlas. Tiene también un tocado con 2 grandes listones que le cuelgan a ambos lados de la cabeza. Cultura Epiolmeca, Clásico Temprano 200 - 600 d.C. Museo de Antropología de Xalapa.
Medidas
17.8 x 12.9 cm.
Número
24795.

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Title:
Monument 5, Cerro de las Mesas.
Description:
Character carved in a ball stone possibly related to a fertility ritual. He wears a nose ring and a mouth mask shaped like a duck's beak, like the character in the Tuxtlas statuette. He also has a headdress with 2 large ribbons that hang on both sides of his head. Epiolmec Culture, Early Classic 200 - 600 AD. Museo de Antropología de Xalapa.
Measurements:
17.8 x 12.9 cm.
Number:
24795.

 Monument 5, Item Number: 10914

Sources:
http://catarina.udlap.mx/xmLibris/projects/covarrubias/browse/item.jsp?id=cerro_de_las_mesas_veracruz_dibujos_fotografias_y_recortes&key=amc_cerro_de_las_mesas_veracruz_dibujos_fotografias_y_recortes_43.xml
http://catarina.udlap.mx/xmLibris/projects/covarrubias/browse/item.jsp?key=amc_olmecas_dibujos_fotografias_y_recortes_007.xml&id=olmecas_dibujos_fotografias_y_recortes

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Monument 5, Item Number: 10914

You may have seen or heard about a bearded sculpture of a man in Mexico. this peaked my interest are there anymore different image of this unique item, and yes yes there is. what we do know is it was discovered in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, in the region of  Tlalixcoyan, in a an archaeological site called "Cerro de las Mesas". According to the Anthropology Museum of Xalapa-Universidad Veracruzana's current description of the artifact; 

"Character carved on a stone ball possibly related to a ritual of fertility. It has a nose ring and a mouth mask with a beak of a duck, as the character of the statuette of the Tuxtlas. He has also played with 2 large strips that hang on either side of the head."

With dimensions and cultural characteristics including estimated date of craftmanship;

"Length: 70 cm | Width: 94 cm | Height: 120 cm | Diameter: N/A | Raw Material: Stone

Culture: Epi-Olmec | Temporality: Early Classic 200-600 AD"

Well Monument 5! New Photographs & Sketch

Sources: 

https://sapp.uv.mx/catalogomax/en-US/Sala/detalles/112

https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/xalapa-museum-22.htm

https://grahamhancock.com/childressd1/

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 This was interesting, The Giants of Afghanistan (https://youtu.be/QkRRERFPfEM?si=ufsC5udysfNy086s), put your headphones and hear some eye opening stories! -xeno.

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