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Collections

Equipped Ballplayer550–850 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Ceramic pre-Columbian sculpture of a standing figure in an elaborate headdress, holding a large disc against the chest, with banded ankle guards and carved surface detail
Ceramic standing figure wearing an elaborate skeletal mask, chest ornament, and leg wrappings, arms bent at the waist, with buff-gray clay surface and hand-modeled detailing.
Title
Equipped Ballplayer
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Northern Petén
Date Made
550–850 CE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 in.
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost and Lillian Apodaca Weiner
Accession Number
M.2007.187
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas