Ballgame Stone Head (Hacha)
AD 450–550
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Ballgame Stone Head (Hacha), AD 450–550. Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style. Gray volcanic stone; overall: 21.1 x 15.3 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Wise 1945.124 This head’s identity is unknown but the deep furrows on the face suggest age.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gray volcanic stone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.1 x 15.3 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 x 6 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1945.124
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Wise
- Exhibitions
- Art of the Americas, Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America, Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows), Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas." repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 19., Kansas City, MO: William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art; January 18- February 25, 1962. "The Imagination of Primitive Man." cat. no. 240, p. 148., New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; September 30, 1970 - January 3, 1971. "Before Cortes. Sculpture of Middle America." repr. in catalogue, in black and white, p. 178, no.147.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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