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Carved Bowl

1200–900 BCE

Mexico, Central Highlands, Olmec

Medium
earthenware
Measurements
Diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.); Overall: 12 x 14 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Merrin 1990.44
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Although the Olmec heartland is located on Mexico's Gulf Coast, sites with Olmec-style architecture and sculpture are also found in the highlands of Central Mexico. Small-scale Olmec works in jade and pottery are even more widely distributed; their ownership probably conferred great prestige.

Carved Bowl

1200–900 BCE

Mexico, Central Highlands, Olmec

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