Seated Ballplayer, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlán, Ceramic, H. 19 5/8 x W. 13 in. (49.8 x 33 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Images of ballplayers were made in ancient Mexico for millennia. The game, played with a large rubber ball, was fast paced and had many layers of meaning—and it was always a significant male activity. Depictions of both game and players appear in the ceramic sculptures of Jalisco, a state on the west coast of Mexico, where such works were produced in the centuries around the turn of the first millennium when their makers flourished
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Seated Ballplayer, 1st century B.C.–.D, 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlán, Ceramic, H, 19 5/8 x, W, 13, 49.8 x 33 cm, Ceramics-Sculpture, Images, ballplayers, ancient Mexico, millennia, game, played, large rubber ball, fast paced, layers, meaning—, significant male, activity, Depictions, players, ceramic sculptures, state, west coast, works, produced, centuries, turn, first millennium, makers flourished
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