Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0153-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0153
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Title:
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Standing figure representing a ballplayer.
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Belize
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Subject:
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Maya sculpture--Belize
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Subject:
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Maya art--Belize
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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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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.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: gray clay with traces of Maya blue.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 600 and 800
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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 1/16 in high x 3 1/16 in wide x 3 5/8 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Belize
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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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