Venus of Willendorf: This four-inch-tall figurine is a female icon of the Ice Age and is 30,000 years old. Olmec Colossal Heads: These 17 similar heads were thought to be portraits of Olmec rulers in ...

Though he didn’t realize it at the time, he had just discovered an Olmec head, an artifact created by one of oldest and most important civilizations in the Americas. Since then, a total of 17 ...

Olmec lapidaries mastered the art of working ... important collections of Egyptian and classical antiquities; and the art of Asia, Africa, and the ancient Americas. The museum’s 1972 building ...

Ramirez is now one of the driving forces behind the next major exhibition coming to DuPage County this summer: “Olmec Trails: Culture and Legacy.” Sculptures inspired by the colossal heads of ...

Originally stolen sometime in the early 20th century, a “portal to the underworld” depicting the Olmec jaguar god Tepeyollotlicuhti returned to its Mexican home in May of 2023. Because the ...

Gail Borden Public Library’s new Olmec Origins exhibit, featuring 33 Olmec sculptures, makes its Kane County debut Nov. 13 at the main library in downtown Elgin. The large, ornately decorated ...

MEXICO CITY, May 26 (Reuters) - A massive stone sculpture carved by Olmec artists more than 2,000 years ago that evokes ancient religious beliefs has returned to Mexico after decades in the United ...

This summer and fall, Naperville is shining a spotlight on Latin American culture. And at the crux of celebration is a pair of hand-painted colossal heads. Over the next few months, Naperville ...