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A fine Maya Stone Vulture Hacha, ca. 500 - 800 CE Royal USAFondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture

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USAFondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture

A transverse bronze plate intersects the shafts diagonally

The satyr is shown kneeling in profile and grasping a cornucopia

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“Art and Death in the Middle Ages

A fine Maya Stone Vulture Hacha, ca. 500 - 800 CE Royal USAFondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et CultureMesoamerican ballplayers wore protective gear called hachas, palmas, and yokes to protect their hips and abdomens from the impact of the games solid rubber ball. In painting and sculpture, the yoke is shown worn around the players hips, the palma or hacha attached at the front. Those used during active play were most likely made of wood or some other light material; stone versions such as this one were worn, if at all, during ballgame related rituals,

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