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	Olmec figurine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Olmec figurines of (Mexico and Central America) Mesoamerica describe (additional info and facts about archaeological) archaeological finds of clay and ceramic (A small carved or molded figure) figurines used for ritual purposes.
		This signifies that the figurines were used to create ritual scenes because the construction of the positions of the figurines was also of the most common burial position or they could have served as a ritual to bring about prosperity.
		There were sixteen male figurines positioned in a semi-circle in front of six jade celts, two of the figurines were made from jade, thirteen from serpentine, and one of a reddish volcanic stone (this one was positioned with its back to the columns).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/olmec_figurine.htm (550 words)

	Figurine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Figurine is a diminutive form of the word figure, and generally refers to a small, human-made object that represents some sort of being.
		The diminutive implies that the object is smaller than life-size, though this may not always be the case (as with a figurine of an insect).
		Usually a figurine is designed to resemble in miniature the thing that it represents, though the resemblance varies depending on the skill and artistic priorities of its creator.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Figurine (249 words)

	Encyclopedia: Olmec
		The Olmec predominated in their lands from about 1200 BC to about 400 BC and they are, in fact, understood to be the progenitors and mother culture of every primary element common to later Mesoamerican civilizations.
		The Olmec were the first Mesoamericans to develop a hieroglyphic script for their language, the earliest known example dating from 650 BC.
		Olmec figurines were also found abundantly through their period.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Olmec (3287 words)

	biology - Figurine
		Although it may never be known for certain how they were used, ancient figurines were likely meant to amuse, that is, children in particular (a crying infant for example).
		Figurines dating from varied time periods have been used to discount some historical theories, such as the origins of chess, in favor of others.
		The earliest figurine discovered to date originated somewhere between 500,000 and 300,000 BC, during the Middle Acheulean period.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Figurine (358 words)

	Figurine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Figurine is a diminutive form of the word figure, and generally refers to a small human-made statue that represents a human (or deity or animal).
		The earliest figurines are often of pregnant women, and are called Venus figurines, in reference to their presumed representation of a female goddess, or in any case some connection to fertility.
		Recently, the terms inaction figures (originally used to describe Kevin Smith's View Askew figurines) and staction figures (a portmanteau of static and action figures coined by Four Horsemen artists to describe Masters of the Universe figures) have been used to refer to figurines of comic book characters or sci-fi/fantasy characters without movable parts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Figurine (355 words)

	Olmec Iconography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Olmec culture emerged on the Atlantic Gulf coast around 1500 B.C. It flourished for the next thousand years, until enough of its uniqueness had been absorbed by the surrounding cultures that the Olmec culture ceased to be.
		Figurine two’s bud-like torch is embellished with a chevron design which (among Olmec culture) further supports the idea that that this torch may in fact be a bundle of cuttings, in turn linking it to agrarian iconography.
		Olmec figurines are rich with symbolism and iconography, both as part of the physical realm and also as part of the ethereal realm.
	www.eyemarten.com /Papers/Papersinhtml/mesoamerica/Olmeciconography.html (1114 words)

	Olmec Civilization - Crystalinks
		The Olmec domain extendED from the Tuxtlas mountains in the west to the lowlands of the Chontalpa in the east, a region with significant variations in geology and ecology.
		Those three major Olmec centers are spaced from east to west across the domain so that each center could exploit, control, and provide a distinct set of natural resources valuable to the overall Olmec economy.
		Many early scholars were reluctant to believe that a society as sophisticated as the Olmec could have developed in the tropical habitat of the Gulf coast, and some hypothesized that the Olmec had originally migrated from elsewhere.
	www.crystalinks.com /olmec.html (4111 words)

	Olmec stone head The Olmec were a people living in...
		Olmec stone head The "Olmec" were a people living in south-central Mexico Mexico, roughly what would now be the Veracruz Veracruz and Tabasco Tabasco regions of the Mexican isthmus.
		The Olmec response to this environment was the construction of permanent cities, and they are, in fact, understood to be the progenitors of every primary element common to later MesoAmerican MesoAmerican civilizations.
		Olmec figurine Olmec figurines were also found abundantly through their period.
	www.biodatabase.de /Olmec (509 words)

	Redlist America Latina
		Olmec figurines were generally crafted in bright green or blue jade.
		Olmec culture was scientifically identified in 1940 and since then constant efforts have been made to collect objects representative of this culture.
		Olmec figurines stand out because of their aesthetics and their close relationship with these cultures' rituals and ceremonies.
	www.chin.gc.ca /Applications_URL/icom/redlist/LatinAmerica/english/page11.htm (438 words)

	Figurine auction - an AuKT.net auctions page
		Dresden figurine.gif Figurine is a diminutive form of the word figure, and generally refers to a small, human-made object that represents some sort of being.
		Although we may never know for certain how they were used, ancient figurines were likely meant to amuse, that is, children in particular (a crying infant for example).
		Nevertheless, additional signs of painting ("a greasy substance" on the stone's surface shown to contain iron and manganese) indicate that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed.
	www.aukt.net /auction/figurine.htm (441 words)

	olmec
		The Olmec were a people living in south-central Mexico, roughly what would now be the Veracruz and Tabasco regions of the Mexican isthmus.
		The Olmec predominated in their lands from about 1200 BC to about 800 BC; the best-known Olmec centers are at La Venta, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, Tres Zapotes, Chalcatzingo, and La Mojarra.
		The Olmec response to this environment was the construction of permanent cities, and they are, in fact, understood to be the progenitors of every primary element common to later MesoAmerican civilizations.
	www.fact-library.com /olmec.html (449 words)

	Porcelain Figurine -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The earliest figurines were made of stone; more recent creations are also made of ceramic, metal, wood, plastic, etc. The earliest figurines are often of pregnant female women, and are called Venus figurines, in reference to their presumed representation of a female goddess, or in any case some connection to fertility.
		Two much older finds are also often categorized as Venus figurines - the Venus of Berekhet Ram, dating to between 800,000 and 233,000 BCE, and the Venus of Tan-Tan, which dates to between 500,000 and 300,000 BCE, the Middle Acheulean period.
		I remember reading, in a basic first-year anthropology survey class, that the Venus figurines maybe be the self-image of the women who created them - "the body as seen by a woman looking down on herself".
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/119/porcelain-figurine.html (1090 words)

	Figurines - Figurines Buried (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Llama figurines were often buried with the Inca dead, perhaps as offerings to the gods to ensure the fertility of the Inca herds.
		Olmec figurines of Mesoamerica describe archaeological finds of clay and ceramic figurines used for ritual purposes.The first figurine was found in...
		As a result, when these figurines were buried with the dead, it was understood that they would undertake to perform the tasks on behalf of the...
	www.find-beautiful-figurines.info /figurinesburied (287 words)

	Create Figurines Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Figurines and similar collectibles have a timeless charm and fascination for many people.
		For many collectors it is the thrill of finding a rare figurine to add to their set, for others the figurines transport them into a world of fantasy removed from the mundane nature of everyday life.
		Clay was often used to create figurines but you could still find figurines made from jade; terra cotta; serpentine; and...
	www.figurines-guide.com /figurines/create-figurines.html (438 words)

	Hunchback [Mexico; Olmec] (1989.392) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Beginning with Olmec peoples, these individuals were thought to possess special abilities due to their physical anomalies.
		The hand-modeled, white-slipped surface of this Olmec figurine is painted with brown pigment delineating both realistic and symbolic features on the face and chest.
		The figurine may have been a personal possession, perhaps belonging to a ruler or one who desired to keep the supernatural powers of a hunchback close at hand.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ho/04/cam/hod_1989.392.htm (197 words)

	Emerald Man
		Tests have revealed that a small stone figurine bequeathed to the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine is the oldest known emerald from Mesoamerica and the only known Precolumbian carved emerald.
		No tests, however, had ever been conducted to verify that it was an emerald, and because the figurine has no known provenience its Olmec attribution was based only on the style of the carving.
		The figurine gave off a red glow under long-wave ultraviolet light in the area of the waist and below on the front and from the shoulders to the legs on the back.
	www.archaeology.org /9807/newsbriefs/emerald.html (962 words)

	Vintage Treasures - Prehispanic Cultures Figurines
		olmeca-acrobata.jpg - Olmec acrobat figurine, aged replica, 7" x 6" approx.
		olmeca-huehueteotl-olla.jpg - Olmec Culture, Huehueteotl old God of fire, pot figurine, aged replica from Veracruz, 7" x 4 1/2" approx.
		tolteeca-vasija2.jpg - Toltec Jar with figurine and carved symbols, aged replica from Tula Hidalgo, 7" x 2" approx.
	www.insa.com /ivt/other-cultures.shtml (455 words)

	Isis in Central America
		The culture of the Olmec started in Mexico's Gulf Coast between 1200 and 1400 B.C, approximately between the Trojan War, and the golden age of Athens, and ended about 3000 years ago.
		Lifelike visage of bearded Olmec deity or ancestor.
		"The Olmec were the mother culture of later civilizations." This Olmec figurine was clearly modeled from a living human being.
	www.resurrectisis.org /IsisAmC2.htm (3483 words)

	Mesoweb Features
		Seated male figurine dressed as a supernatural beast (front view)
		Figurine holding an object, possibly a torch or a bundle of vegetation elements
		Note: "Olmec" is an art historian's term of convenience for a ceremonial complex that manifested itself throughout a large area of Mesoamerica, with a "heartland" along the Gulf Coast in the modern states of Tabasco and Veracruz.
	www.mesoweb.com /features/jpl/cultures.html (277 words)

	figurines buried (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		...that in the next world the dead would be called upon to perform hard labour, and so these figurines were buried with the dead so that when the...
		Olmec figurine Olmec figurines of Mesoamerica describe archaeological finds of clay and ceramic figurines used for ritual purposes...
		Olmec figurines of Mesoamerica describe archaeological finds of...
	baseref.info /rp/figurines/figurines-buried (225 words)

	Knau Serer: Figurine confrontation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The sound you hear is typical of fine porcelain figurines and results from the puncturing of that tiny "steam holea face-off with a frog on a lily pad is called "Kitty Confrontation"(#1442), still being produced at a retail price of $310
		Ancient Fortifications Castles and walled cities have existed since the dawn of humanthere were surfs (working class, who owned no land) at each level of land holding.
		Rings Scatha The Worm Dragon Pewter Figurine Lord Of The Rings Scatha The Worm Dragon Pewter Figurine $95.99 from EmerchandiseCold-Drake Dragon of the North Pewter Figurine Lord Of The Rings Cold-Drake
	knauserer.com /confrontation/figurine-confrontation.html (800 words)

	"Wrestler, Olmec Period"
		Olmec figurine, Mexico National Museum, Mexico - ©D.
		Olmec monumental head, 5 San Lorenzo, Veracruz State, Mexico - ©D.
		Jade Olmec figurine from Chiapas, Mexico - ©D.
	www.ddbstock.com /largeimage/olmecart.html (201 words)

	NOVICA - 'Olmec Head,' figurine
		He takes the shape of the massive stone Olmec heads discovered in Veracruz in 1858.
		The drooping mouth suggests the Olmec were-jaguars, central to this pre-Hispanic people's religion.
		Considered to be Mexico's "mother culture," the Olmec flourished in the Gulf states of Veracruz and Tabasco between 1200 and 400 B.C. Your Price: $328.95 (plus shipping)
	www.novica.com /itemdetail/index.cfm?pID=72728 (202 words)

	OLMEC GREEN JADE HUNCHBACK FIGURINE-NR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It is made of a very nice dark green jade and stands a whopping 2 1/4 inches tall.
		I had shown this to many collectors and dealers and all thought it was a true Precolumbian piece belonging to the ancient Olmec Culture.
		However, when I sent it to Jackson Galleries for authentification, it was realized this is a reproduction.
	www.guardiansofvalhalla.net /OLMEC--GREEN-JADE-HUNCHBACK-FIGURINE-NR,i7326713458,c2207,ur.html (211 words)

	Ebony: The joys of black toys - African American toys
		One of the trailblazers is a determined Black woman, Yla Eason, president of Olmec Toys Inc., the country's oldest continuously operating Black-owned toy firm.
		The poised, musically talented figurine, equipped with a camcorder, sports an Afro and comes with three wigs in crinkled, bobbed and cornrowed styles.
		It may have taken years to broaden the presence of Black toys and games in the marketplace, and it's sure to take a few more years to get fair distribution of all cultural toys, but having an abundance of ethnically rich playthings for children of all races is a definite plus, top toymakers say.
	calbears.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n1_v50/ai_15885844 (1239 words)

	Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra, South Arabia Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		250 fils - Runners and an Olmec figurine
		500 fils - Fencers and a pre-Columbian figurine
		500 fils - Fencers and a pre-Columbian figurine- perforate and imperforate
	www.ohmygosh.on.ca /stamps/yemen/amahr67.htm (220 words)

	[No title]
		Terracotta figurine from the Michoacan culture of Mexico,400BC-100AD.Small repair.
		Terracotta figurine from the Chupicuaro culture of Pre Classic Mexico.
		The perforated cylinder is made from reddish clay, is 3" long and 1-1/4" in diameter.
	www.artigua.com /directory/Pre-Columbian:Mexico40.html (310 words)

	MAeX Art Blog: Art Miami (part 3) Olmec figure
		The Olmec culture flourished from around 1200 to 300 BC in central Mexico and parts of Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.
		Olmec works of art, made of stone, clay, and jade, represent the first sophisticated artistic style thus far discovered in the Americas.
		William Siegal Galleries, Santa Fe, NM brought to Art Miami a magnificant Olmec figurine.
	miamiartexchange.typepad.com /maex_art_blog/2004/01/art_miami_part__2.html (210 words)

	[No title]
		This 5 ½” tall molded and fired clay figurine (AXH1446R1N1) was found at the Aztec site of Chalco in 1960 (characteristically marked on its back with fl ink by the conscientious documenter, the late Dr. Allen Heflin).
		Depicting a rather stately woman with braided hair and wearing a patterned skirt, she stands with her left arm hanging at her side, her right arm bent with that hand resting o...
		Terracotta figurine from Mexico.Michoacan culture 300BC-300AD.Small repair.H:15cm approx.
	www.artigua.com /directory/Pre-Columbian:Mexico30.html (314 words)

	Tezcatlipoca - Jaguar-Man Designs by Synnabar : CafePress.com
		The piece featured is titled J is for Jaguarman; it was originally done in 1995, in colored pencil, pen, and markers on toned paper.
		Jaguar-men have a basis in very early Meso-American mythology; to the ancient Olmecs, they were supposedly the result of a cross between a Divine Jaguar and a human female.
		The two square-ish masks in the upper corners are based on Olmec mosaics of were-jaguars, the upper statue is Aztec, and the lower object depicts an Olmec figurine/knife blade.
	www.cafepress.com /syntezcatli (127 words)

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