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Location: Monument 13 was discovered by Stirling during the 1938- 39 field season "a little more than a half mile above Group 3 on the west bank of the Arroyo Hueyapan is a good-sized mound [Structure 48] about 40 yards from the arroyo bank. On the level ground between this mound and the arroyo" (Stirling 1943:24). Stirling further reports that "During the interval between our two seasons of work at Tres Zapotes, one of the natives dragged it by means of oxen to the edge of the village, where the head broke off and where the figure now lies (Stirlng 1943:24). This is the last word on the location of the monument before it disappeared.
Associations: Monument 14.
Condition: Arms and legs missing, head complete though eroded.
Photographs: Present report, Plate 21; Stirling 1943a: Plate 11b, c, d.
Drawings: Smith 1963: Figure 131; Joralemon 1971: Figure 213.
References: Stirling 1943a, 1965; Smith 1963; Joralemon 1971; de la Fuente 1973; Milbraith 1979; Smith 1984.
Carved Areas: Sculpture in the round.
Material: This monument was not tested by Williams. However, there is nothing about it to suggest that its material is any different than that of Monument 1.
Dimensions: Height 120 cm.
Description: Monument 13 is the head and torso of a seated figure with both arms and both legs missing. The torso slumps forward with a curved back and the head forms more than one third of the mass of the sculpture. The head is only slightly smaller in circumference than the body and, in its present condition, the slight constriction at the neck seems entirely inadequate. Examination of breakage scars reveals that the limbs were separated from the body by piercing at the elbows, knees and groin.
The face has a buccal mask with bracket shaped upper lip and bow shaped lower lip. The corners of the mouth are drilled and extend beyond the sides of the upper lip. The cheeks are rounded and rise to the level of the top of the upper lip. Above the buccal mask is a broad flat nose with indications of drilled nostrils. To either side of the nose are deep set eye sockets containing lozenge shaped eyes. There is no nasion but above the eyes is a helmet with a broad headband above the eyes. The cranium is high with upright tabular deformation. Raised rectangular bands on the sides of the head replace the ears. On the forward edges of these ear bands, are undulations. The back of the head has no sculptural details. But all of the remaining surfaces were finely dressed.
