Eagle Transformation Figure, 10th–6th century , Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Albitite, cinnabar, H. 4 1/2 x W. 1 5/8 in. (11

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Eagle Transformation Figure, 10th–6th century , Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Albitite, cinnabar, H. 4 1/2 x W. 1 5/8 in. ( x cm), Stone-Sculpture, This small, carved greenstone sculpture possesses both human and animal attributes, suggesting that it is a transformation figure. While maintaining an overall semblance of human anatomy, the figure's greatly enlarged head combines human and avian features, with bulging birdlike eyes separated by a plume extending up past the forehead, human ears, a human nose topping a hooked beak, and a small beard on the chin

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Size: 2827px × 3536px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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