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Itzá, State Quintana Roo, México Great Ball Court: East Wall relief (detail) Terminal Classic (800-900 AD) 900-1000 AD |
Comments: This carving of the ball game shows a skull on the surface of the large ball. Skulls (perhaps of previously defeated ballplayers) may have been imbedded in such balls to create a hollow center. Near- by there is the head of the decapitated player held by the winner. |
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