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| | ILLUSTRATIONS PLATES (All plates following page 248 ) | | 1..Tomb in Mound A-2. Left, Tomb cleared, prior to opening. Right, Interior of tomb, showing flagstone flooring after removal of burials ( 1942 exca- vations). | | | 2. Left, Monument 6, the coffer of sandstone, after clearing and removal of most of the cover. Right, Close-up of layers of varicolored clays in wall of cut through entryway, south end of Ceremonial Court, A-1 ( 1942 excavations). | | | 3. Adobes cut by pit in West Bastion of Ceremonial Court ( 1942 excavations). | | | 4. a, Portion of trench through Ceremonial Court, A-1, looking north; Monu- ment 13 partially uncovered at center, Tomb A in background. b, Covered pottery vessel deep in clay formation, overlaid by sandy drift, in Cere- monial Court, A-1. | | | 5. a, Covered pottery vessels in upper sand of Ceremonial Court, A-1. b, Celts in lower clay of main trench, Ceremonial Court, A-1. c, Monkey statue (Monument 12) and slabs, in situ, in upper sand of Ceremonial Court, A-1. | | | 6. a, View north along columns on west side of Ceremonial Court, A-1. b, Columns exposed in situ in West Trench of Ceremonial Court, A-1. | | | 7. a, East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1, partially excavated, from southeast; note row of inset blocks on east face. b, Exterior of north wall of East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1, showing upright col- umns, horizontal bracer, and stone facing band. c, Interior of brickwork in East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1. | | | 8. a, Brickwork and underlying clay rubble in East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1. b, Cruciform cache of celts and hematite mirror beneath brickwork in East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1; top of cross removed in earlier excavation. | | | 9. Interior of East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1, showing Pavement No. 1, clay rubble, brickwork, and overlying clay and sand. | | | 10. Pavement No. 1 beneath East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1; four appendages at bottom incompletely excavated (see also pl. 11). Top of photo is north. | | | 11. Detail of appendage at southeast corner of Pavement No. 1, beneath East Platform of Ceremonial Court, A-1; looking south. | | | 12. a, Steps of columnar basalt leading to south edge of Forecourt of Ceremonial Court, A-1, looking north. b, View north along main trench through Mound A-3 (foreground), across Ceremonial Court, A-1, to Mound A-2 (background). | | | 13. a, Grave deposit or cache (Tomb E) in North Mound, A-2, showing location relative to Tomb A and stone coffer excavated in 1942. b, Grave deposit or cache (Tomb E) in Mound A-2, showing Jade celts, earplugs, beads, and other objects in situ. | -v- | | |
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Publication Information: Book Title: La Venta, Tabasco: a Study of Olmec Ceramics and Art. Contributors: Philip Drucker - author. Publisher: Government Printing Office. Place of Publication: Washington, DC. Publication Year: 1952. Page Number: v.
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