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Site:  Copan
Schele Number:  1087
Description:  Profile and rollout drawings of three middle preclassic vessels. top two pots recovered from burial viii-27, group 9n-8. bottom vessel from group 85. top vessel (a) decorated with olmec flame and x-shape design; (b) a meander (double merlon) design; (c) fish.
Current Location:  Instituto Hondureno De Antropologia E Historia, Teguciaglapa, Honduras
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  Drawing labeled "fig. ii.1, a, b, c." redrawn after barbara fash.
Culture:  Maya
Object Size:  a= dia 11.5 x h 6 cm
Iconographic Features:  Fish; Flame, Fire
Publications:  L. Schele and M. Miller, The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art 1986:119, Plates 28, 29, 30
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Site:  Tikal
Schele Number:  2015
Description:  Comparison of warriors from stuccoed ceramic vessels in burial 10, with mosaic serpent from temple of quetzalcoatl facade, teotihuacan.
Chronological Era:  Early Classic
Culture:  Maya
Publications:  
L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:112, Fig. 21, Fig. 22b-c
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Site:  Teopantecuanitlan
Schele Number:  4500
Description:  Monolith 1.
Architectural Feature:  Court, Patio
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  Travertine stone.
Culture:  Olmec
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Schele Number:  4501
Description:  Carved plaque with multiple incised profile faces.
Current Location:  Museo Nacional De Antropologia, Mexico City
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  Greenstone
Culture:  Olmec
Publications:  E. P. Benson and B. de la Fuente, eds., Olmec art of Ancient Mexico, 1996:247, No. 90
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Schele Number:  4502
Description:  Carved greenstone mask.
Current Location:  Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec
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Schele Number:  4504
Description:  Three views of figurine showing seated individual with trefoil headdress and large cape across back.
Current Location:  Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.c.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  Diopside
Culture:  Olmec
Object Size:  16.3 cm
Publications:  L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:107, Fig. 5b
E. P. Benson and B. de la Fuente, eds., Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico, 1996:216-217, No. 52
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Site:  Rio Pesquero
Schele Number:  4505
Description:  Seated figure holding knuckle-duster and stick torch bundle or brush.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec
Iconographic Features:  Torch & Knuckle Duster
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Site:  Rio Pesquero?
Schele Number:  4506
Description:  Left = incised celt of maize deity from rio pesquero or arroyo piedra with vegetation growing from cleft forehead; center = standing figure holding stick bundle; right = incised celt of maize deity with trefoil vegetation sprouting from cleft forehead.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec
Iconographic Features:  Vegetation; God E, Maize God
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Schele Number:  4507
Description:  Two views of seated figurine holding knuckle-duster and artichoke-shaped torch or bundle of feathers.
Current Location:  The Cleveland Museum Of Art
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  Object of albitite.
Culture:  Olmec
Object Size:  11 h x 6.2 w x 3.9 d
Iconographic Features:  Torch & Knuckle Duster
Publications:  L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:107, Fig. 4b
K. Taube, "The Rainmakers: The Olmec and Their Contribution to Mesoamerican Belief and Ritual," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:89, Fig. 8b
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Site:  Guerrero?
Schele Number:  4508
Description:  Greenstone plaque incised with figure lying on stomach while holding stick bundle in right hand.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec
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Schele Number:  4509
Description:  Monument showing standing figure wearing bird mask and cape, carrying large stick bundle.
Architectural Feature:  Stela?
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec?
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Site:  Ahuelican?
Schele Number:  4510
Description:  Carved plaque of individual with cleft forehead and carrying bundle in both hands.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec
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Site:  San Martin Pajapan
Schele Number:  4511
Description:  Monument 1. two seated elite males seem to be in process of standing a staff upright in front of them.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Culture:  Olmec
Publications:  D. Freidel, L. Schele and J. Parker, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path, 1993:133, Fig. 3:3
L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:108, Fig. 9a
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Site:  La Venta
Schele Number:  4512
Description:  Two incised celts from offering 1942-c, mound a-2. left = vegetation sprouts from stylized cleft forehead; right = stylized head wears headband and carries knuckle-dusters.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  See also sd4514.
Culture:  Olmec
Iconographic Features:  Vegetation; Torch & Knuckle Duster
Publications:  L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:106, Fig. 1d
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Site:  La Venta
Schele Number:  4513
Description:  Two incised celts from offering 1942-c, mound a-2, la venta, and one unprovenienced incised plaque.
Artifact:  
Chronological Era:  Pre Classic - Formative
Notes:  Plaque from upper balsas river basin; made of serpentine.
Culture:  Olmec
Object Size:  Right hand plaque =
Iconographic Features:  Vegetation; Torch & Knuckle Duster
Publications:  L. Schele, "The Olmec Mountain and Tree Creation in Mesoamerican Cosmology," in The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, 1995:106, Fig. 1c, 1d, 3d; 311, Object 233
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