Tuxcacuesco-Ortices Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Ballplayer - PF.0586 Origin: Colima, Mexico Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD Dimensions:4.75" (12.1cm) high x 2.375" (6.0cm) wide Collection: Pre-Columbian Style: Tuxcacuesco-Ortices Medium: Terracotta
Wearing a yoke with an attached hacha--a stone
weight handicap--this man stands anticipating
the start of play in the ritual ballgame. He is
undoubtedly aware in this moment of calm that
the sport is fast-moving, frequently bloody, with
an outcome of cosmic importance.
- (PF.0586)