Miniature Yoke | Yale University Art Gallery

A.D. 600–900

On view, 1st floor, Art of the Ancient Americas

Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 1 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 4 in. (4.45 × 9.53 × 10.16 cm)
thickness: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wardwell, B.A. 1957
Accession Number: 1989.83.2
Geography: Veracruz, Mexico
Culture: Mexico, Veracruz
Period: Late Classic Period
Classification: Sculpture
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Bibliography

Mary E. Miller and Karl Taube, An Illustrated Dictionary of The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993), 42–44

Ted J. Leyenaar and Lee Allen Parsons, Ulama: Het Balspel Bij de Maya's en Azteken, 2000 v. Chr.–000 n. Chr.: Van Mensenoffer Tot Sport (The Ballgame of the Mayas and Aztecs, 2000 B.C.–2000 A.D.: From Human Sacrifice to Sport)

(Leiden, Netherlands: Spruyt, Van Mantgem, & De Does, 1988),

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Object/Work type

funerary art, utilitarian objects

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