About this artwork
In Central America, the best-known sculptors are the Maya, who decorated their temples and sacred precincts with finely carved stone reliefs representing powerful dynastic rulers involved in various secular and religious activities. This fragmentary ball-court panel from the late eighth century shows two men, dressed in elaborate costumes, engaged in a ritual ball game. Surrounding the figures, and clearly set off from them, are fragments of hieroglyphs by which the Maya identified the players and the date on which the game occurred.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 136
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Culture
- Maya
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Title
- Chak Ak’ Paat Kuy ("Red Turkey") Playing the Ballgame, Ballplayer Panel, Ballgame Panel
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Places
- Guatemala (Object Probably made in), Usumacinta (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 650 CE-700 CE
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Medium
- Limestone
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Dimensions
- 43.2 × 25.1 cm (17 × 9 15/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund
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Reference Number
- 1965.407
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/110246/manifest.json