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Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Female Ballplayer - PF.0625
Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico
Circa: 350 BC to 250 BC
Dimensions: 3.625" (9.2cm) high x 1.875" (4.8cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chupicuaro
Medium: Terracotta

$1,200.00
Location: United States
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We should not be fooled by the delicate appearance of this Mesoamerican beauty with her coffee-bean eyes. The deflector on her arm and the weights on her feet suggest she is a player in the ballgame, a rough and grueling event. This somehow takes us by surprise--we expect these primitive female figures to be either mothers or goddesses. It is as if Venus herself had decided to become an athlete. - (PF.0625)
 

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