Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0148-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0148
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Title:
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Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Mayas--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: mold-made; whistle. Earthenware; red-brown clay, white pigment.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 500 and 900
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Figure
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Dimensions:
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8 1/2 in high x 5 7/16 in wide x 2 13/32 in diameter
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Veracruz, Mexico
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Rights:
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Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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Culture:
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Maya
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Period:
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Late Classic
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