Human stone head with ritual ball game regalia / Mesoamerican; Mayan

Essay/Description

Stone sculpture -- “thin stone head”

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Human stone head with ritual ball game regalia

Culture:

Mesoamerican; Mayan

Date:

Unknown

Period:

Mesoamerican Prehistoric

Place:

Vera Cruz, México

Materials/Techniques:

stone

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Object Type:

Hacha

Accession No:

61.8890

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 1 89/100in. (4.8cm)
Width: 3 15/16in. (10.0cm)
Length: 5 9/16in. (14.1cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

anthropomorphic, Art, ball games, Ceremonial, heads, Kravis Discovery Center, Mesoamerica, Mexican, México, Precolumbian, Pre-Columbian, regalia, Vera Cruz

These carved, stone heads were associated with the ball-game. There is often a notch or projecting tenon at the back for attachment. They are common in Classic Veracruz and in highland Guatemala (Weaver 1993, 491).

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Human stone head with ritual ball game regalia. 61.8890. Kravis Discovery Center. Unknown. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/618890 (06/08/2017).

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