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A ballgame player, funerary gift from the burial site on the Isle of Jaina, Mexico. Participants in the cult game wore elaborate headgear, necklaces, earplugs, a wide, cushioned girdle and knee-pads with skulls. Clay (600-900 CE). Height 17.1 cm. Inv. 10-6167
#12010335

A ballgame player, funerary gift from the burial site on the Isle of Jaina, Me...

Ballplayer with elaborate headgear, wide, protective girdle and kneepads. The cult game, symbolizing the war of the Heavenly Twins against the rulers of the Under- world, ended with a human sacrifice. This player holds a human head trophy. Clay(7-10th),18.8 cm. Inv.10-49605
#12010336

Ballplayer with elaborate headgear, wide, protective girdle and kneepads. The...

Small temple with female ballplayer, next to her two dwarfs. Women are unlikely to have taken part in the ballgame, but had ritual functions. Funerary gift from the burial site on the Isle of Jaina, Mexico. Clay (600-900 CE). Height 20 cm. Inv. 10-78147
#12010337

Small temple with female ballplayer, next to her two dwarfs. Women are unlike...

Portrait mask of the Sun God from the Sun Temple at Palenque, Mexico. The mask was originally placed on the outer wall of the cella, but was later ritually buried under the temple. Stucco, paint (600-900 CE). Height 21 cm. Inv. 10-222284
#12010350

Portrait mask of the Sun God from the Sun Temple at Palenque, Mexico. The ma...

Xochiquetzal,goddess of beauty,life,flowers and household.Late postclassical.
#30040220

Xochiquetzal,goddess of beauty,life,flowers and household.Late postclass...

Tlatecuhile,Lord of the Earth. Limestone.
#30040226

Tlatecuhile,Lord of the Earth. Limestone.

Mask,classical period.
#30040228

Mask,classical period.

The God Oxhintok,late classical.
#30040229

The God Oxhintok,late classical.

Feathered Serpent,stone.Postclassical.
#30040230

Feathered Serpent,stone.Postclassical.

The birth of the God Topiltzin,the major deity of the Toltecs.
#30040237

The birth of the God Topiltzin,the major deity of the Toltecs.

Stucco mask,Maya late classic,6th-9th century CE.
#30040238

Stucco mask,Maya late classic,6th-9th century CE.