Close
Art library
Cart (0)
Login
Register
By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in
Cookie Policy
.
OK
X
Go to Login page
Hide details
Conceptually similar
ART79284
ART87232
ART22053
ART27102
AR9147194
ART26015
ART54379
ART37304
ART456558
AR9179346
AR9179350
AR9158625
ART340989
ART27122
ART30117
ART14872
ART456556
ART57642
AA525540
ART189774
View More
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
Add to lightbox
Add to cart
Tags
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