Colossal Olmec Head
ArtistUnknown (Olmec)
Year900-400 BC
MediumBasalt
LocationVarious museums
About Colossal Olmec Head
Seventeen colossal stone heads have been found. Each weighs between 6 and 50 tonnes. Carved from single basalt boulders transported over 100 km. May represent rulers wearing ballgame helmets. The Olmec civilization is considered the mother culture of Mesoamerica.