San Lorenzo Colossal Heads

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/San_Lorenzo_Colossal_Heads
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Maya religion
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Olmec_civilization
gptkbp:carves Tuxtla Mountains basalt boulders
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Olmec
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Museo_Nacional_de_Antropología,_Mexico_City
gptkb:Museo_de_Antropología_de_Xalapa
gptkbp:date 1200–900 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Matthew_Stirling
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1945
gptkbp:elevation 1.47 to 2.84 meters
gptkbp:feature distinctive headgear
individualized facial features
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Lorenzo Colossal Heads
gptkbp:iconography possible ballplayer helmets
gptkbp:influenced later Mesoamerican art
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:San_Lorenzo_Tenochtitlán
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:notableFauna at least 10
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:San_Lorenzo_Head_1
San Lorenzo Head 10
San Lorenzo Head 2
San Lorenzo Head 3
San Lorenzo Head 4
San Lorenzo Head 5
San Lorenzo Head 6
San Lorenzo Head 7
San Lorenzo Head 8
San Lorenzo Head 9
gptkbp:period gptkb:Preclassic_Mesoamerica
gptkbp:significance represent rulers or important individuals
gptkbp:subjectOf archaeological research
iconographic analysis
debate about identity
debate about function
gptkbp:transportation river and human labor
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Archaeological Site
gptkbp:weight 6 to 50 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monument_49
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7