Las Limas Monument 1

Las Limas Monument 1
At highest resolution, the shallow incisions on the shoulders, legs, and face can be clearly seen
MaterialGreenstone
Height55 cm (22 in)
CreatedMiddle Formative Period (1000 BCE – 600 BCE)
Discovered1965
near Jesús Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico
Present locationXalapa Museum of Anthropology, Veracruz
CultureOlmec

Las Limas Monument 1, also known as the Las Limas figure or the Señor de las Limas, is a 55 centimetres (22 in) greenstone figure of a youth holding a limp were-jaguar baby. Found in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, in the Olmec heartland, the statue is famous for its incised representations of Olmec supernaturals. It is the largest known greenstone sculpture.[1]

  1. ^ Miller, p. 31.