Olmec portable sculpture and figurines: styles and distribution (c. 1500–400 BCE)

1. Olmec-style dominance wanes after about 400 BCE

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Olmec style, Regional traditions

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. La Venta Complex A develops large-scale caching traditions

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: La Venta, Complex A

   • La Venta

3. San Lorenzo’s influence spreads via long-distance networks

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: San Lorenzo, Long-distance networks

   • Britannica

4. Cantón Corralito shows major Olmec-style figurine concentration

   Jan 1, 1150Labels: Cant n, Figurine assemblage

   • San Lorenzo
   • Asociaci n Tikal

5. Las Bocas hollow-figure style flourishes in central Mexico

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Las Bocas, Hollow-figure style

   • The Met

6. San Lorenzo becomes primary Olmec center and exporter

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: San Lorenzo, Workshop production

   • San Lorenzo
   • Archaeology Mag

7. Hollow “baby” figurines spread beyond the Gulf Coast

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Hollow baby, Regional imitation

   • Princeton Museum
   • Archaeology Mag

8. Early Formative Olmec-style figurines emerge at San Lorenzo

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Early Formative, San Lorenzo

   • Princeton Museum
   • Britannica

9. El Manatí offerings include portable wood and greenstone

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: El Manat, Bog offerings

   • El Manat

10. La Venta’s primacy supports broad dissemination of Olmec-style forms

    Jan 1, 7000Labels: La Venta, Regional workshops

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

11. San Lorenzo declines as La Venta rises as a major center

    Jan 1, 8000Labels: San Lorenzo, La Venta

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Olmec lapidaries master greenstone masks and small sculpture

    Jan 1, 9000Labels: Olmec lapidaries, Greenstone masks

    • The Met TOAH
    • Britannica

13. Were-jaguar baby imagery appears in portable elite sculpture

    Jan 1, 9000Labels: Were-jaguar imagery, Elite sculpture

    • Kimbell
    • Las Limas