[RightWhale]

The fist-sized cylindrical seal would have been inked and rolled along cloth

The earliest forms of writing were either accounting notes or chemistry formulas. This particular text roller was nothing but their version of a rubber stamp and placed a "Use by" date on some agriculture produce.

[blam]

(I bet you've never seen a Olmec that looks like this, huh? )

El Luchador

Unlike the posing or abstracted stances of humans in other Olmec works, this piece has a sense of activity and motion. "El Luchador" means "The Wrestler", named for the defensive posture in the arms and back. An interesting thing about this man is his mustache and goatee - these were rare in Mesoamerica, so rare that they signified nobility or even divinity. NMAH

[Cacique]

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[Bob J]

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