Olmec Jade Incised Torso

The Olmec Jade Incised Torso represents one of the most sophisticated achievements of Mesoamerican sculptural art, produced by the Olmec civilization flourishing along the Gulf Coast of Mexico between approximately 1500 and 400 BCE. Carved from precious jadeite or serpentine, such torso figures exemplify the Olmec mastery of lapidary technique and their reverence for jade as a symbol of life, fertility, and divine power. These works frequently appear in major auction house sales and museum collections as pinnacle examples of Pre-Columbian art.