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Ball player, palma

El Tajin, Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico
Ball player, palma
 Late Classic 600 CE-900 CE

Medium
serpentine

Measurements
72.5 × 7.4 × 17.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Westpac Banking Corporation, Founder Benefactor, 1983
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
El Tajin, Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico

Accession Number
PC15-1983

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Palma, representing a ball player, carved in low relief with open work.

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