Game Maker of the Precolumbian Ball Game. The disc of Chinkultic

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DISC DECORATED WITH A BROAD BAND OF GLYPHS AROUND A BALLPLAYER HITTING AN OVERSIZED BALL WITH HIS HIP, THE BALL HAS A HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION OF PROFILE, WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE HOLDS A CARTRIDGE WITH GLYPHS, WEARS A LARGE FEATHED HEADWEAR, HE IS DRESSED WITH A NOSE PIECE, A CIRCULAR EAR PIECE, A THREADED NECKLACE, A HIP PROTECTOR, A KNEE PADDING AND A VOLUMINOUS SKIRT. ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS A CARTRIDGE WITH GLYPHS. (Text taken from the MNA)

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Size: 5464px × 4000px
Location: Museo Nacional de Antropología México City
Photo credit: © Diana Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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