Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2528CA137
Site Name
Identical Replica of Colossal Olmec Head No.8, Wessel Street, Pretoria
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 22:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 22:03.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
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Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
First discovered in 1970 by Juergen Brueggeman only to be covered again until 1986 when it was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology of the city of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz , where it is presently on display. It is considered as one of the masterpieces of universal Art.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It's a gift from people of Veracruz Mexico to the people of South Africa in celebration of ten years of democracy.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Basaltic stone
Pedestal Material
Marble
Event Commemorated
Ten years celebration of democracy as a gift from Mexico
Unveiled Comment
Governor state of Veracruz miguel Aleman belasco and Executive mayor of Tshwane father Smangaliso Mkhatswa
Inscriptions
/In celebration of ten years of democracy 1994 -2004//Identical Replica of Colossal Olmec Head NO.8/NB: See image for further inscriptions.
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.748345, 28.214334
Gauteng
- City of Tshwane
Directions to Site
Church.R522 to Vivo plot 17. Makhado ,Louis Trichardt.
Access details
The area is secured and also fenced all around the place and there is also a security guard on duty with two gates.
Media
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