Meet a Maya ruler on the ballcourt.
This limestone panel shows elaborately dressed participants in a Maya ballgame. Surviving hieroglyphs identify players and date the event, joining carved action with written records of political and ritual life.
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
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Digital image courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund; public CC0 mirror at Artheon Museum.
Creator: Late Classic Maya Probably La Corona (Saknikte’), Usumacinta River area, Guatemala
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