Cleveland Museum of Art

Carved Bowl

Date

1200–900 BCE

Medium

earthenware

Culture

Mexico, Central Highlands, Olmec

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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