Ballgame Palma

900–1100
Overall: 43.5 x 24 x 15 cm (17 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Weight: 7.5 kg (16.53 lbs.)
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Stone palmas, so-called today for their palm-frond-like shape, are ceremonial sculptures that may replicate lightweight gear worn over the chest during the ballgame. Palma imagery is not well-studied and the meaning of the caiman (New World alligator) carved on both sides of this example is unknown. The tail is beautifully adapted to the palma's curved upper edge.
Ballgame Palma

Ballgame Palma

900–1100

Mexico, Gulf Coast, Classic Veracruz style (600-1100)

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