Mexico has recovered from the United States a giant stone statue known as an 'Earth monster' that dates to the Olmec civilization before the Christian era, authorities said.
The Olmec civilization predated those of the Maya and Aztec cultures, and its artisans were known for creating colossal stone heads, statues and upright slabs.Known as Monument 9 of Chalcatzingo and found in the central Mexican state of Morelos, the bas-relief piece is believed to represent an"Earth monster," a creature that often appears in Olmec iconography, INAH said.
The open jaws of the piece symbolize the access to the underworld and"on its mouth is projected a sequence of three concentric bands, representing the cruciform access to a cavern," it added.
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