San Martín Pajapan Monument 1

San Martín Pajapan Monument 1
Not all monumental art was associated with towns or villages - San Martin Pajapan Monument 1 was found at the peak of a dormant volcano.
MaterialBasalt
Height1.4 meters
Createdc. 1000 BC
Discovered1925
Veracruz, Mexico
Discovered byFrans Blom and Oliver Farge
Present locationXalapa Museum of Anthropology

San Martín Pajapan Monument 1 is a large Olmec basalt sculpture found on top of the San Martin Pajapan volcano, in the Tuxtla Mountains of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is notable for its original location and its Olmec iconography.

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