Las Limas Monument 1
Olmec culture (maker unknown) · Green serpentine (per the museum’s description) · Middle Preclassic period, 1000–600 BCE · Museo de Antropología de Xalapa
A cross-legged youth holds out an infant with jaguar features on both forearms.
Exhibition: On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas — Shanghai Museum, People’s Square · –