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Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke

A work made of serpentine.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of serpentine.

Date:

700–800

Artist:

Totonac
El Tajín and vicinity, northern Veracruz, Mexico

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Veracruz, Classic

Title

Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke

Place

Veracruz state (Object made in)

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Made 700 CE–800 CE

Medium

Serpentine

Dimensions

12.7 × 38.1 × 43.2 cm (5 × 15 × 17 in.)

Credit Line

Gladys N. Anderson and Elisabeth Matthews funds

Reference Number

2004.41

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