Colossal Heads
E180506
Colossal Heads are massive carved stone sculptures created by the Olmec civilization, renowned for their distinctive human faces and monumental scale.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colossal Head | 1 |
| Colossal Heads canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Colossal Heads Context triple: [La Venta, hasPart, Colossal Heads]
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A.
the Lanzón monolith
The Lanzón monolith is a towering, fanged stone deity sculpture at the heart of the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Peru, serving as a central religious icon of the Chavín civilization.
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B.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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C.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
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D.
Unfinished Obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
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E.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Colossal Heads Target entity description: Colossal Heads are massive carved stone sculptures created by the Olmec civilization, renowned for their distinctive human faces and monumental scale.
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A.
the Lanzón monolith
The Lanzón monolith is a towering, fanged stone deity sculpture at the heart of the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Peru, serving as a central religious icon of the Chavín civilization.
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B.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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C.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
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D.
Unfinished Obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
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E.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican monumental sculpture
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Olmec colossal head ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
earliest major monumental sculptures in Mesoamerica
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hallmark of Olmec art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Olmec heartland
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surface form:
Olmec ceremonial centers
Olmec elite ⓘ ancestor veneration (hypothesized) ⓘ political power (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| averageHeight | 2 to 3 meters ⓘ |
| averageWeight | several tons ⓘ |
| culture | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Museum of Anthropology
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surface form:
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Museo de Antropología de Xalapa ⓘ on-site at original Olmec sites ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | modern archaeology in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 400 BCE ⓘ |
| feature |
carved human faces
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earspools or ear ornaments ⓘ flat noses ⓘ helmet-like headgear ⓘ individualized facial features ⓘ thick lips ⓘ |
| iconography |
possible glyphs or symbols on headgear
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protective helmets or ballgame headgear (interpreted) ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mesoamerican monumental portrait traditions ⓘ |
| largestExampleHeight | over 3 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
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Tabasco ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ |
| material |
basalt
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volcanic stone ⓘ |
| notableSite |
La Venta
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Laguna de los Cerros ⓘ San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán ⓘ Tres Zapotes ⓘ |
| period | Formative period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| quarryRegion |
Sierra de Soteapan
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surface form:
Tuxtla Mountains
|
| region |
Pre-Columbian era
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surface form:
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
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| scholarlyDebate |
function within Olmec society
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identity of individuals represented ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1500 BCE ⓘ |
| technique |
pecking and abrasion
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stone carving ⓘ |
| transportMethod | overland transport from distant quarries (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| use |
elite representation
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monumental art ⓘ ruler portraiture (hypothesized) ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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