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Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. Creator: Unknown.

Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. Creator: Unknown.

2-868-633 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. During ballgames in Mesoamerica, a padded yoke was worn by players to protect the torso. Carved stone yokes were intended as ceremonial emblems or trophies and were not used in play. Totonac, El Tajín and vicinity, Veracruz, Mexico.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Stone
Picture Type
  1. Arts of the americas
  2. Object
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes

History & Politics Artefacts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3000x1800
File Size : 15,821kb

Aliases

  1. 1990.554.1
  1. 120143
  1. 1000021278
  1. 1990.554.1
  1. 2-868-633
  1. 2868633
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