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

"Hacha", a flat, highly polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame. This hacha shows a bird of prey on a skull. Hachas may have been markers, or trophies, or models for the players' leather belts (600-900 CE). Volcanic stone. Height 29.5 cm, from Guatemala.
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"Hacha", a flat, highly polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame....

Censer, the vessel for the fragrant resin hidden behind the large headgear of the male figure. The costume is that of a priest or high-ranking personality: ear- and noseplugs, armrings and necklace. Clay and paint (250-600 CE). Height 35 cm. Inv. 4371
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Censer, the vessel for the fragrant resin hidden behind the large headgear of th...

Top of a censer, figure of a dignitary, probably ruler of Copan, Honduras. The elaborate headdress and the decorations worn over the mouth (a symbol of self- mortification) are typical of the Kings of Copan. Clay, paint (7th), 105 cm. From Copan, Structure XXXVII-4
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Top of a censer, figure of a dignitary, probably ruler of Copan, Honduras. The...

Top of a censer from the same tomb site as 12-01-03/43. One of 11 censer figures "watching" tomb XXXVII-4, perhaps representing ancestors. Wide turban-like headdress, earplugs, pectoral. Clay,paint (7th), 58 cm. From Copan, Structure 26, in front of tomb XXXVII-4
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Top of a censer from the same tomb site as 12-01-03/43. One of 11 censer figures...

Head of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the "Temple of Meditation", Copan. These "roof-figures" represent ancestors, placed at the highest level of the temple. Volcanic limestone (695-738 CE). Height 64 cm. Inv. CPN-244
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Head of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the "Te...

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

Portrait of an old man, his face a grimace of pain, with sunken eyes and bad teeth. From Palenque, Rio Usumacinta, Mexico-Guatemala. 600-900 CE Stucco (600-900 CE). Height 23 cm. Inv. SL XXXVIII Loan to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
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Portrait of an old man, his face a grimace of pain, with sunken eyes and bad...

Mosaic mask, a funerary gift from tomb 160, Tikal, El Peten, Guatemala. It was laid over the face of the dead dignitary to adorn him during his voyage through the Underworld. Jadeite, diopsite, shells, conch-shells, mother of pearl (6th). Height 34.5 cm. Inv. 11082
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Mosaic mask, a funerary gift from tomb 160, Tikal, El Peten, Guatemala. It was...

Two dignitaries discoursing. Clay goblet, incised (11th-12th CE, Formative Period). Height 25 cm
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Two dignitaries discoursing. Clay goblet, incised (11th-12th CE, Formative...

Feather headdress ("crown") of an Aztec priest, in the 19th century erroneously identified as "Montezuma's crown". Green feathers of the Quetzal- bird, gold. Mexico, Aztec, early 16th CE. Height 116 cm, width 175 cm. Inv. 10.402
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Feather headdress ("crown") of an Aztec priest, in the 19th century erro...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.Fields on the lava-covered sides of a volcano on Lanzarote.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...