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Tuxcacuesco-Ortices Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Ballplayer - PF.0587
Origin: Colima, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
5" (12.7cm) high
x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Tuxcacuesco-Ortices
Medium: Terracotta
$1,500.00
Location: United States
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This figure wears a yoke and a palma, part of the
paraphernalia of the ancient ballgame, around
his waist. This heavy equipment was designed to
give a weight handicap to a player in what was
already a difficult, exhausting, and frequently
fatal sport. This fellow stands in a reverent
attitude, as if invoking the gods before play
begins.
- (PF.0587)
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