16. Ceramicbowl from MonteAlto.Thin-walled,orangeware ("cloudedUsulutan")
incisedand burnishedin zones,with punctateimpressionsin the unburnishedzones.
Ulis type belongs in a transitional Middle to Late Pre-Classicperiod, perhaps
600-300B.c.Height 3Ysin. Girón Collection,Guatemala.
17. Small ceramic heads found at Monte Alto. At left a
whistle fragment broken off a jar; at right a figurine head
with eyes formed by double-trianglepunch technique,with
a central punch for the pupils. Probablysameperiod as bowl
in Figure 16.
18. Three-quarterview of Sculpture 1 (right), Sin Cabezas
(Tiquisate). The cross-leggedfigure is naked except for a
belt. The posture and rounded sculptural quality of this
PacificCoast stone carving is pure Olmec. Preservedheight
òVi ft. Photo courtesyPeabodyMuseum,Harvard University.
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