La Venta

La Venta is a pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Olmec civilization located in the Mexican state of Tabasco. Some of the artifacts have been moved to the museum "Parque - Museo de La Venta", which is in nearby Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco.

This University of Northern Iowa collection contains photographs of the Olmec site La Venta. The collection is a subset of the larger Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery.

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La Venta, Monument [photo 01]

10-1976

Alt Text: Large carved feline basalt sculpture in outside setting.

Description: La Venta, Altar 1, Feline Head.
La Venta, Monument [photo 02]

10-1976

Alt Text: Large carved stone block of a female humanoid located in an area of dirt next to a grove of trees. Description: Monumental sized carved grandmother basalt sculpture in outside setting.

Description: La Venta, Monument 5, The Grandmother.
La Venta, Monument [photo 03]

10-1976

Alt Text: Closeup view of a large carved abstract animal. Description: Monumental sized carved anthropomorphized animal basalt sculpture in outside setting.

Description: La Venta, Monument 60, Anthropomorphized Animal.
La Venta, Monument [photo 04]

10-1976

Alt Text: Description: Large carved stone block of a male humanoid sitting cross-legged and topped by a large stone lintel. Monumental sized carved basalt alter with large human figure sitting cross-legged at base

Description: La Venta, La Venta, Altar 4.
La Venta, Monument [photo 05]

10-1976

Alt Text: Description: Large carved stone block with humanoid and serpent located under a small tree. Monumental sized carved basalt sculputre of serpent and human.

Description: La Venta, Monument 19, Fantastic Serpent.
La Venta, Monument [photo 06]

10-1976

Alt Text: Flat stone mozaic on ground in abstract pattern in the foreground with trees and vegetation and a carved stone block in the background. Description: Large layout of blocks of serpentine on ground.

La Venta, Buried Mosaic, Blocks of Serpentine.
La Venta, Monument [photo 07]

10-1976

Alt Text: Large carved stone humanoid head. Description: La Venta, Monument 1, Colossal Head.
La Venta, Monument [photo 08]

10-1976

Alt Text: Large carved stone block with a humanoid figure sitting cross-legged wearing a headdress. Description: La Venta, Monument 77, Personage with Cape.
La Venta, Monument [photo 09]

10-1976

Alt Text: Large carved stone block with humanoid sitting cross-legged. Description: La Venta, Altar 2.
La Venta, Monument [photo 10]

10-1976

Alt Text: Large stone pillar carved in huminoid form. Description: La Venta, Stele 1.
La Venta, Monument [photo 11]

10-1976

Alt Text: Flat stone mozaic on ground laid in abstract pattern. Description: La Venta, Buried Mosaic, Blocks of Serpentine.
La Venta, Monument [photo 12]

10-1976

Alt Text: Square structure made of stone pillars for the walls and roof. Description: La Venta, Olmec Tomb at La Venta Park.