Female Ballplayer Figurine

800-1300 (Late Classic-Early Postclassic)

17.8 cm 39.4 cm 7 cm

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The ritual ballgame was especially popular among many societies of the Gulf Coast, the Classic Period site of El Tajín being famous for its eleven formal ballcourts adorned with stone, stucco, and painted decoration. Ceramic and stone representations of ballplayers were produc...

Sculpture

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80317
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Private collection, Arizona; Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1999; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
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en
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8
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