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Olmec art and culture flourished nearly 3000 years ago in what is now southern Mexico. No written documents survive, but the exceptional beauty and technical brilliance of the sculpture and its seminal importance to other Mesoamerican cultures are evident in the remarkable objects examined in this book, which serves as the catalogue for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico, Elizabeth Benson, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Beatriz de la Fuente

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1996
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Title
Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Pages
288
ISBN10
0810963280
ISBN13
9780810963283
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Olmec art and culture flourished nearly 3000 years ago in what is now southern Mexico. No written documents survive, but the exceptional beauty and technical brilliance of the sculpture and its seminal importance to other Mesoamerican cultures are evident in the remarkable objects examined in this book, which serves as the catalogue for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.