Pre-Columbian Proto-Maya Olmecoid Figure – Chalchuapa, El Salvador Two eagles standing left on

Two eagles standing left on a thunderbolt

The surface exhibits an attractive ancient green patina with areas of reddish cuprite and mineral encrustation

and wholeness

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Pre-Columbian Proto-Maya Olmecoid Figure – Chalchuapa, El Salvador Two eagles standing left onPre Columbian Chalchuapa Seated Figure Chalchuapa, El Salvador, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 500 BCE250 CE This finely modeled ceramic figure originates from the important ceremonial center of Chalchuapa, one of the principal cultural and political centers of the Late Preclassic Maya world in western El Salvador. Rendered in a seated posture with legs splayed and hands resting upon the abdomen, the figure displays broad Olmecoid facial features,