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Ballcourt marker
Object Number 15-73-20/C7615
Display Title Ballcourt marker
Descriptions
Object Description Ballcourt marker of carved limestone
Inventory Description Ground stone, architectural element, round, rim, carved, two ball players, glyph
Classification
  • Architectural Element
Department Archaeological
Date 700 - 900
Culture
  • Maya
  • Late Classic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Belize / Toledo / <County> / <City> / Lubaantun
Intrasite Between ruins 5 and 6
Materials Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 25 × 56 × 56 cm (9 13/16 × 22 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.) Weight (Estimated weight based upon volume and material density): 300 lb. (136.079 kg) Storage (Shipping crate for MOS loan): 35 × 40 × 40 in. (35 × 40 × 40 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition: R.E. Merwin and A. W. Carpenter, 1914-1915
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition
Collector Raymond E. Merwin
Collector Arthur W. Carpenter

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