| Object Name: | Carved bone representing ball game scenes and political issues of a Mixtec ruler from Tomb # 7 |
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| Creation Date: | 1200-1500 AD | |
| Culture: | Mixtec | |
| Site: | Monte Alban | |
| Material: | bone | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The representations in these two carved jaguar bones from tomb 7 in Monte Alban are calendrical and historical in meaning. We can see a ball game scene probably related to mythic-historical events of the Late Post-Classic period. These kind of carved bones were used as a baton, which was a sign of authority. They were sometimes perforated at one of its extremities to allow the ruler to wear them as necklaces. | ||
