Question

As curator of a museum, you have been given the job of sorting works for an upcoming exhibit. You have recently received one of the 17 colossal heads, which were sculpted from large basalt rocks before 900 BCE. In which section of the exhibit would you MOST likely place this piece?

(1 point)

Mayan art


Aztec art


Olmec art


Incan art

Answer 1

Olmec art

The 17 monumental basalt colossal heads are characteristic of the Olmec civilization (pre-900 BCE) in Mesoamerica.