COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1973.213
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CMA_.1973.213
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mexican
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North American; Central American; Mexican
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Classic Veracruz Style
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Mexico, Classic Veracruz Style
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ballgame Yoke
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Ballgame Yoke
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 600-900
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c. 600-900
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
600
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600
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
900
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900
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
serpentine with traces of cinnabar
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serpentine with traces of cinnabar
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Mexico, Classic Veracruz Style
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Mexico, Classic Veracruz Style
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 42.5cm x 39.4cm x 10.5cm
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Overall: 42.5cm x 39.4cm x 10.5cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1973.213
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1973.213
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Paul Tishman, NY
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Paul Tishman, NY
Provenance
false
Context:
Played in specially constructed rectangular courts, the Mesoamerican ballgame involved striking a large , solid rubber ball with the hips or other body parts, but not the hands. Players are depicted wearing yokelike protective gear around the waist, but stone yokes like this one appear too heavy for this purpose. They may instead have served as cult objects.This yoke is carved as a stylized bat---its face in the center, its body and legs along the sides. The bat is a symbol of both darkness and death, as are the serpents and skulls also carved on the yoke.
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Played in specially constructed rectangular courts, the Mesoamerican ballgame involved striking a large , solid rubber ball with the hips or other body parts, but not the hands. Players are depicted wearing yokelike protective gear around the waist, but stone yokes like this one appear too heavy for this purpose. They may instead have served as cult objects.This yoke is carved as a stylized bat---its face in the center, its body and legs along the sides. The bat is a symbol of both darkness and death, as are the serpents and skulls also carved on the yoke.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1973.213.tif
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CMA_.1973.213.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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