Yoke

Artist Unknown

CultureVeracruz | Mexican

DateClassic Period (200-900)

MediumStone | Cinnabar

DimensionsOverall: 17 x 14 x 5 in. (43.2 x 35.6 x 12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3019

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DescriptionYoke of pink-white mottled stone rubbed with cinnabar. Sixteen carved circles around inner ring on top. Faces on ends. Root marks and encrustations on bottom and inside. Classic Tajin style.

Label TextYoke Veracruz (Mexico), Classic Period (200-900 CE) Stone with cinnabar, 17 x 14 x 5 in. (43.2 x 35.6 x 12.7 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3019Exhibition History"Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, July 9 - October 9, 2016.