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