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Location: Said to be from the vicinity of Tres Zapotes, in possession of private collector in Santiago.
Associations: None recorded.
Condition: Extant fragment well preserved.
Photographs: Present report, Plate 44.
Drawings: Figures 40, 41, 42.
Carved Areas: Sculpture in the round.
Material: This monument was found subsequent to Williams' work. However, there is nothing about it to suggest that its material is any different than that of Monument 1.
Dimensions: Height 9 cm, Width 11 cm, Depth 28 cm.
Description: Miscellaneous 6 is a miniature horizontal tenon sculpture in the geometric substyle of Olmec art in the form of a prostrate human figure with the arms doubled at its sides. The head projects only slightly above the larger end of the compact and, otherwise, columnar body-tenon. The arms are represented by low flat relief and the hands are roughly shaped lumps with no indications of fingers.
The face is poorly modeled with few curved surfaces. The cheeks are swollen and smooth while the nose and mouth are modeled in low relief. The nasion is barely indicated by a horizontal groove. The nose is short and broad with a broad bridge. The upper lip curves down to the corners of the mouth and the lower lip is straight and occupies the space within the curve of the upper lip. Ears are not indicated, nor is hair.
