Stone of Victories - Chalchuapa, El Salvador - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Located in front of the Museum at Tazumal, one of El Salvador's prime Mayan sites, this relief is known as the Stone of Victories.
This website (visit link) has additional photos and adds:

"Chalchuapa es el lugar de las esculturas en estilo olmeca más sureñas de Mesoamérica (bueno, en realidad "surorienteales"), y las más lejanas de la propia región olmeca en los estados mexicanos de Veracruz y Tabasco. Esta es la Piedra de Las Victorias, identificada por Boggs en los 1940 a aproximadamente un kilómetro al este de Chalchuapa, y ahora puesta frente al museo de Tazumal. El techo que la cubre generalmente crea situaciones de sombra y luz que dificultan ver las cuatro figuras que ostenta. Esta es la figura principal, captada en un momento de luz óptima. Parece estar caminando sobre una estructura, o tal vez una versión temprana de fauces terrenales. Porta varios atuendos característicamente olmecas: capa, casco y lo que probablemente es un espejo cóncavo sobre el pecho. En el codo del brazo porta un objeto que se asemeja a un bastón o mazo decorado. Esta escultura se fecharía entre aproximadamente 900 a 600 a.C."

which Googole translates as:

"Chalchuapa is the site of the Olmec style sculpture in southern Mesoamerica (well, actually "surorienteales"), and the most distant of the Olmec region itself in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. This is the Stone of Victories, identified by Boggs in 1940 to approximately one kilometer east of Chalchuapa, and now placed in front of the museum Tazumal. The roof that covers situations usually creates shadow and difficult to see the light that shows four figures. This is the main figure, captured in a moment of maximum light. It seems to be walking on a structure, or perhaps an early version of earthly maw. Porta various outfits typically Olmec: cape, helmet and what is probably a concave mirror on his chest. Arm at the elbow of one object holder which resembles a stick or mallet decorated. This sculpture would date from about 900 to 600 BC."

Your impression of the sculpture?: Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Tazumal ruins Chalchuapa, Santa Ana El Salvador Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed Sculptors Name: Not listed

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