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Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de Pelota, the ritual ball game of Mesoamerican Indians. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire losing team, was connected with this ritual game. Mayan, 7th-10th c. AD
Location
Uxmal, Yucatan/Mexico
Unique Identifier
ART44498
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4000px × 2625px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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7th century CE
Amphitheater
Architecture
Ball, Sport/Games
Ceremony
Death
Game, Entertainment
Maya, Early American (250 BCE-1000 CE)
Mexican
Offering
Pelota
Ritual
Sacrifice
Sports
Stadium
Stone
