Summary of ¨El Señor de las limas: descubrimiento e iconografía¨.

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The video "El Señor de las limas: descubrimiento e iconografía" explores the iconography of the El Señor de las Limas statue, which is possibly a predecessor of the Quetzalcóatl deity. The statue features a cross on its left eye, likely connected to the 15th day of Venus, and a viper tongue on its left knee. The hieroglyphics around the statue's mouth and on its forehead have been identified as maize grains. The statue also has a closed eye, stylized designs on its face, and a mouth with small teeth. These designs may be symbols of the Olmec's understanding of the cosmos. The statue is paired with a similar statue of an adult on the right, with similar designs on their faces. The iconography suggests that the Olmecs viewed the world as consisting of four points, located at the corners of the world and one in the center of the body. This combination has been suggested as a representation of the four cardinal points and in the Central American Crosses.

• 00:00:00 The Señor de las Limas is an Olmeca emblematic of the Middle Mesoamerican period between 900 and 400 BC. It represents a seated man with a child in his arms, found in 1965 at the banks of the Jaltepec River in the municipality of Jesús Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico. The brothers Rosa and Severiano Manuel discovered the sculpture when they were breaking coyotes' skulls on a polished stone outcropping. When they tried to excavate it, they realized it was not a common stone and ran to warn the people of the village. It was a 16 July day of the Virgin of Carmen, perhaps why the locals associated the piece with the cult of the Virgin. The sculpture was brought to the town and crowned with flowers. It was then placed in an altar and lit with votives. It was venerated for a few days as the Virgin of Green Stone or the Virgin of Lime. On 25 July, an expedition was sent by the Instituto de Antropología at the Universidad Veracruzana with the mission of moving the sculpture to the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, where it became part of its collection. The precision with which it was
• 00:05:00 The video, "El Señor de las limas: descubrimiento e iconografía," explores the iconography of the El Señor de las Limas statue, which is possibly a predecessor of the Quetzalcóatl deity. The statue features a cross on its left eye, likely connected to the 15th day of Venus, and a viper tongue on its left knee. The hieroglyphics around the statue's mouth and on its forehead have been identified as maize grains. The statue also has a closed eye, stylized designs on its face, and a mouth with small teeth. These designs may be symbols of the Olmec's understanding of the cosmos. The statue is paired with a similar statue of an adult on the right, with similar designs on their faces. The iconography suggests that the Olmecs viewed the world as consisting of four points, located at the corners of the world and one in the center of the body. This combination has been suggested as a representation of the four cardinal points and in the Central American Crosses. The El Señor de las Limas statue is a magnificent sculpture that reflects the great complexity and wisdom attained by the Olmec people.