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Polished green stone, Olmec Man, L 003
This sculpture of a male figure in green serpentine or jade comes from the Olmec civilisation of Mesoamerica and is distinguishable in the mutilation of the arms and head. The practice of deliberate destruction of larger stone sculptures in the Olmec culture is associated with the abandonment of sites.
Distinctive features of Olmec carvings include a downturned mouth, prominent thick, flared uppe…
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- Statue
- Olmec
- Figurine
- Olmec civilisation
- mythology
- Mesoamerica
- archaeological objects
- sculpture (visual works)
- Mythology
- Figurine
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- Statue
- Olmec
- Figurine
- Olmec civilisation
- mythology
- Mesoamerica
- archaeological objects
- sculpture (visual works)
- Mythology
- Figurine
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- © Hunt Museum 2020
Creation date
- 2018
- 2018
Temporal
- 12th to 5th century BC
- Prehistory
Places
- La Venta, Mexico
Provenance
- This model was created by Limerick 3D. Thanks to support from The Heritage Council, European Year of Cultural Heritage and Limerick City and County Council training of volunteers was facilitated by Digital Heritage Age and the programme is ongoing at The Hunt Museum. the project focuses on exploring the Museum Collections through the use of photogrammetry and laser scanning to create 3D models. ; Laser scanning; Photogrammetry
Identifier
- share3d:135
- share3d:135
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Share3D
- Ireland
Relations
- The Hunt Museum Essential Guide (2002)
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-20T15:36:47.615Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-11T14:48:51.577Z