The Basalt Statue of Ormec at the Peak of the Ormec Civilization
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This is a basalt human head sculpture from the Olmec civilization, carved from large basalt boulders and currently housed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico. These avatars range in height from 1.17 meters to 3.4 meters, dating back at least 900 BC, and are a prominent feature of the ancient Ormec civilization in Central America. These massive sculptures only depict the head, possibly because it is widely believed in Central American culture that the head contains an individual's emotions, experiences, and soul. Each avatar has unique facial features and may therefore be considered as a portrait of the actual ruler.