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ILLUSTRATIONS

PLATES
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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.

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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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