Pendant in the form of a ballcourt
Pendant in the form of a ballcourt
Pendant in the form of a ballcourt
Pendant in the form of a ballcourt
Pendant in the form of a ballcourt
Pendant in the form of a ballcourt

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Pendant in the form of a ballcourt,

500–200 BCE

Mezcala
Late Formative Period
y1992-7

Information

Title
Pendant in the form of a ballcourt
Dates

500–200 BCE

Medium
Greenstone
Dimensions
h. 6.5 cm., l. 4.0 cm., d. 1.4 cm. (2 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Spencer Throckmorton
Object Number
y1992-7
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guerrero

Culture
Mezcala
Period
Middle Preclassic, Late Preclassic
Type
ornament, pendants (jewelry), greenstone (rock)
Materials
greenstone (rock)
Subject
ball courts

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