On display in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 1st Avenue and 47th street in New York City, the Olmec Head donated by the State of Veracruz was available to view until May 5th, 2013.
This stone and dust temporary sculpture is a replica of the first majestic Olmec head to be uncovered in San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan in 1964.
Standing over ten feet tall, the facial features of "The King" correspond to what was considered beautiful at the time: a slight strabismus, deformed cranium, amd ear covers.
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