Olmec colossal heads
Manufacture
The production of each colossal head must have been carefully planned, given the effort required to ensure the necessary resources were available; it seems likely that only the more powerful Olmec rulers were able to mobilise such resources.

Olmec colossal heads

Section Title: Manufacture
Table Section Text: The production of each colossal head must have been carefully planned, given the effort required to ensure the necessary resources were available; it seems likely that only the more powerful Olmec rulers were able to mobilise such resources.

Site name	Location	Monument	Alternative name	Height	Width	Depth	Weight (tons)

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 1	Monument 1	2.84 metres (9.3 ft)	2.11 metres (6.9 ft)	25.3

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 2	Monument 2	2.69 metres (8.8 ft)	1.83 metres (6.0 ft)	1.05 metres (3.4 ft)	20

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 3	Monument 3	1.78 metres (5.8 ft)	1.63 metres (5.3 ft)	0.95 metres (3.1 ft)	9.4

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 4	Monument 4	1.78 metres (5.8 ft)	1.17 metres (3.8 ft)	0.95 metres (3.1 ft)	6

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 5	Monument 5	1.86 metres (6.1 ft)	1.47 metres (4.8 ft)	1.15 metres (3.8 ft)	11.6

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 6	Monument 17	1.67 metres (5.5 ft)	1.41 metres (4.6 ft)	1.26 metres (4.1 ft)	8–10

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 7	Monument 53	2.7 metres (8.9 ft)	1.85 metres (6.1 ft)	1.35 metres (4.4 ft)	18

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 8	Monument 61	2.2 metres (7.2 ft)	1.65 metres (5.4 ft)	1.6 metres (5.2 ft)	13

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 9	Monument 66	1.65 metres (5.4 ft)	1.36 metres (4.5 ft)	1.17 metres (3.8 ft)

San Lorenzo	Veracruz	Colossal Head 10	Monument 89	1.8 metres (5.9 ft)	1.43 metres (4.7 ft)	0.92 metres (3.0 ft)	8

La Venta	Tabasco	Monument 1	2.41 metres (7.9 ft)	2.08 metres (6.8 ft)	1.95 metres (6.4 ft)	24

La Venta	Tabasco	Monument 2	1.63 metres (5.3 ft)	1.35 metres (4.4 ft)	0.98 metres (3.2 ft)	11.8

La Venta	Tabasco	Monument 3	1.98 metres (6.5 ft)	1.6 metres (5.2 ft)	1 metre (3.3 ft)	12.8

La Venta	Tabasco	Monument 4	2.26 metres (7.4 ft)	1.98 metres (6.5 ft)	1.86 metres (6.1 ft)	19.8

Tres Zapotes	Veracruz	Monument A	Colossal Head 1	1.47 metres (4.8 ft)	1.5 metres (4.9 ft)	1.45 metres (4.8 ft)	7.8

Tres Zapotes	Veracruz	Monument Q	Colossal Head 2, Nestape Head	1.45 metres (4.8 ft)	1.34 metres (4.4 ft)	1.26 metres (4.1 ft)	8.5

La Cobata	Veracruz	La Cobata Head	3.4 metres (11 ft)	3 metres (9.8 ft)	3 metres (9.8 ft)	40

Takalik Abaj	Retalhuleu	Monument 23	1.84 metres (6.0 ft)	1.2 metres (3.9 ft)	1.56 metres (5.1 ft)

Sentence(s)

The Colossal Head 4 is 1.78 metres (5.8 ft) high, 1.17 metres (3.8 ft) wide and 0.95 metres (3.1 ft) deep.

final_sentence: The Colossal Head 4 is 1.78 metres (5.8 ft) high, 1.17 metres (3.8 ft) wide and 0.95 metres (3.1 ft) deep.