La Cobata

La Cobata
Mario E. Fuente Cid · CC BY 4.0

La Cobata is an Olmec sculptured stone artifact from ancient Mesoamerica, discovered in 1970 as the fifteenth colossal head recorded. This massive basalt sculpture measures approximately 3 by 3 metres wide and 3.4 metres high, with an estimated weight of 40 tons. Unlike most other Olmec heads, the La Cobata example is believed to be unfinished.[1][2]

TypeSculptured stone
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryMexico
Coordinates18.4655° N, 95.3025° W

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