COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1973.3
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CMA_.1973.3
AMICA ID
false
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 Palma
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Ballgame Palma
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:
stone
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stone
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: 49.2cm x 23.5cm x 11.4cm
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Overall: 49.2cm x 23.5cm x 11.4cm
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:
1973.3
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1973.3
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade 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:
In relief sculpture, ballplayers are depicted wearing palmas (objects shaped like palm fronds) at the waist, just above the protective yolk. Presumably, stone palmas are replicas of lighter-weight examples worn by ballplayers.The human-canine figure on the palma's front probably represents a ballplayer standing atop a platform. On the back of the palma, at the base of the carved scene, are two gesturing figures wearing animal masks. Above them is a platform on which an individual holding a blade prepares to sacrifice a recumbent victim. A canine and a deer reach down as if to receive the offering. Above them a rabbit and a feline gesture toward a descending bat deity, who grasps a severed human head, arm, and leg. The composition probably portrays a sequence of events; a contest or ceremony at the bottom, a sacrifice in the center, and the acceptance of the offering at the top.
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In relief sculpture, ballplayers are depicted wearing palmas (objects shaped like palm fronds) at the waist, just above the protective yolk. Presumably, stone palmas are replicas of lighter-weight examples worn by ballplayers.The human-canine figure on the palma's front probably represents a ballplayer standing atop a platform. On the back of the palma, at the base of the carved scene, are two gesturing figures wearing animal masks. Above them is a platform on which an individual holding a blade prepares to sacrifice a recumbent victim. A canine and a deer reach down as if to receive the offering. Above them a rabbit and a feline gesture toward a descending bat deity, who grasps a severed human head, arm, and leg. The composition probably portrays a sequence of events; a contest or ceremony at the bottom, a sacrifice in the center, and the acceptance of the offering at the top.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1973.3.tif
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CMA_.1973.3.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false