Female Ballplayer Figurine

AD 900-1400 (Late Classic - Postclassic)

9.6 cm 35.2 cm 4.6 cm

Citation Source image

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

id
id
80320
contentType
contentType
sculpture
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico, between 1970 and 1979; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
4
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.165_Back_DD_T10.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.165_Back_DD_T10.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.165_Back_DD_T10.jpg
imageCount 4
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.165

Relations

createdBy
inCollection