Frog Yoke, 7th–10th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Veracruz, Greenstone, pigment, H. 5 x W. 14 7/8 x D. 15 3/4 in. (12.7 x 37.8 x 40 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This greenstone yoke is likely a ceremonial representation of a lighter protective guard worn by Mesoamerican ballgame players. The batrachian creature carved in the center of the yoke, with its bulging eyes, small nostrils, and elongated mouth parted by a curving tongue, has been identified as a depiction of an earth monster who resides at the entrance to the underworld
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Frog Yoke, 7th–10th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Greenstone, pigment, H, 5 x W, 14 7/8 D, 15 3/4, 12.7 37.8 40 cm, Stone-Sculpture, greenstone, yoke, ceremonial representation, lighter protective, guard, worn, Mesoamerican ballgame, players, batrachian creature, carved, center, bulging eyes, small nostrils, elongated mouth, parted, curving tongue, identified, depiction, earth monster, resides, entrance, underworld
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