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Ball player

Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico
Ball player
 Late Formative 300 BCE-300 CE

Medium
earthenware, pigment

Measurements
35.0 × 20.0 × 17.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of J. Gadsden Australia Limited, Fellow, 1982

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC6-1982

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Male holding ball in both hands with ear discs, facial decoration raised pellet arm rings.

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