Bench Figure, 5th–2nd century , Mexico, Mesoamerica, Epi-Olmec, Greenstone (muscovite-paragonite phyllite), H. 6 7/8 x W. 3

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Bench Figure, 5th–2nd century , Mexico, Mesoamerica, Epi-Olmec, Greenstone (muscovite-paragonite phyllite), H. 6 7/8 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 2 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Stone-Sculpture, This stolid figure seated on a bench is reported to be from highland Chiapas and has antecedents in earlier stone sculpture of the Olmec Gulf Coast, where monumentally scaled 'altars' or thrones are thought to have served as the literal seats of power for the reigning lords

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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