Olmec Figurine - Naturalistic Figurines

Naturalistic Figurines

Despite the many stylised figurines, Olmec-period artisans and artist also portrayed humans naturalistically with "a most extraordinary realistic technique". The lead photo for this article shows a number of tiny naturalistic figurines.

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