The figure of the jaguar, being a recurrent symbol within Olmec art

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/23/science/language-of-early-americans-is-deciphered.html

The Olmecs were a particularly enigmatic people, known today mainly through their distinctive sculpture of huge human heads with masklike expressions and thick lips. Their heartland was in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Although they built no great cities, the Olmecs developed a wide trading network and left a legacy of art and religious ritual. The jaguar, a recurring theme in Olmec art, is a prominent figure in the stela text.

In a commentary accompanying the report, Dr. Stuart wrote, "The art of the Olmec and their Middle Preclassic neighbors appears to reflect many fundamental patterns seen in later Mesoamerican remains, including certain political and religious motifs and themes, the use of the calendar, and the beginning of writing -- although examples of the latter are rare."