Five figurines from the San Isidro deposit.
This gets worse the further back in time we look.
This style of figurine is found in both western El Salvador and southern Guatemala.
Five figurines from the San Isidro deposit. (Photo: Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs viaAntiquity,CC BY 4.0)
Their grouping evokes a scene, whose meaning or message has been lost to time.
It reveals the existence of vibrant and far-reaching communities capable of exchanging ideas with remarkably distant places.
Head of the male figurine with tattoos or scarification.
Head of the male figurine with tattoos or scarification. (Photo: Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs viaAntiquity,CC BY 4.0)
Protrusion and socket allowing for articulation of the head seen in all three large figurines.
The smallest figurine from the tableau fits inside the hollow belly of another figurine found outside of the deposit.
Protrusion and socket allowing for articulation of the head seen in all three large figurines. (Photo: Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs viaAntiquity,CC BY 4.0)
The smallest figurine from the tableau fits inside the hollow belly of another figurine found outside of the deposit. (Photo: Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs viaAntiquity,CC BY 4.0)
