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

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DTR3598109
Image title
Palma with Maize God Receiving a Human Sacrifice, between 250-950 (basalt)
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Artist
Veracruz
Location
Detroit Institute of Arts, USA
Medium
basalt
Date
250 AD - 950 AD (C3rd AD - C10th AD)
Dimensions
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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Photo: © Detroit Institute of Arts / Bridgeman Images
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City of Detroit Purchase
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agriculture / Central America / America (continent) / anthropomorphism / armour / ceremony / farm / food / monkey / animal / pre columbian / fertility / monkey-headed / crop / god / human sacrifice / zoomorphic / corn / ballgame / staple / ritual / sculpture / precolumbian / human / artefact / protection / mexican / deity / artifact / ceremony / protective / mesoamerican / farming / ball game / central american / pre-columbian / sacrifice / crops / maize / palma
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