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Ballgame ceremonialism and art peaked between AD 600 and 1100 in Veracruz and elsewhere, but forms of a ballgame were played at most times and places in Mesoamerica. This charming figurine, which seems to hold a ball, illustrates that the game developed much earlier, although we know little about its meaning during this period.
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Document identity
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160746
label
Figurine Holding A Ball(?)
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object
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1
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160746
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object
title
Figurine Holding A Ball(?)
description
Ballgame ceremonialism and art peaked between AD 600 and 1100 in Veracruz and elsewhere, but forms of a ballgame were played at most times and places in Mesoamerica. This charming figurine, which seems to hold a ball, illustrates that the game developed much earlier, although we know little about its meaning during this period.
date
1500–500 BCE
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79982438
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
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Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala style
accession
1998.82
Source extras
tec
earthenware, pigment
tombstone
Figurine Holding A Ball(?), 1500–500 BCE. Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala style. Earthenware, pigment; overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1998.82
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
creditline
Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:21:09.579000
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160746
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Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
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earthenware, pigment
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1
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0
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photo
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