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Figurine Whistle of a Ballplayer600–900 CE

Not on view
Unglazed gray ceramic figure of a seated person wearing a large wide-brimmed hat topped with a small animal figure, with traces of blue pigment on the torso
Ceramic figurine of a standing anthropomorphic canine with open jaws, a human figure emerging from its torso, modeled in gray earthenware with a rough, hand-built surface
Terracotta figurine viewed from the back, with a rounded body and an elaborate ruffled headdress or collar fanning outward above the head; unglazed gray clay with a weathered surface and museum accession number inscribed at the base.
Ceramic figurine of a standing human form topped by a large zoomorphic headdress with an open-jawed animal head; gray earthenware with modeled surface details and traces of pigment.
Title
Figurine Whistle of a Ballplayer
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
8 × 3 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (20.32 × 8.26 × 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.805
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014