COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0153-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0153
Title:
Standing figure representing a ballplayer.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Belize
Subject:
Maya sculpture--Belize
Subject:
Maya art--Belize
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
During the Mesoamerican ballgame, ballplayers wore special equipment to protect themselves from injury and to help deflect and hit the ball. A rubber ball could be hit with a force that could easily maim or kill a player.
Materials:
Ceramic: gray clay with traces of Maya blue.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 600 and 800
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
8 1/16 in high x 3 1/16 in wide x 3 5/8 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Belize
Rights:
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).
Culture:
Maya
Period:
Late Classic
