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Palma with Maize God Receiving a Human Sacrifice, between 250-950 (basalt)

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Palma with Maize God Receiving a Human Sacrifice, between 250-950 (basalt)

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Veracruz

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basalt

Date

250 AD - 950 AD (C3rd AD - C10th AD)

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48.6×21.6×11.4 cms

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This Palma is a replica in stone of a piece of palm worn as protective gear around the waist of the players in a ritual ball game played between two teams representing the dualistic cosmic forces of the universe. The captain of the losing team was killed as a sacrifice to placate the gods and to assure the continuing fertility of the land. Here a monkey-headed god stands on the chest of a sacrificial victim. Behind him are stalks of corn, the staple food of ancient Mexico.

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© Detroit Institute of Arts / Bridgeman Images

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