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Olmec

Ornament in the form of a ball player’s hand, or knee guard (Yugito)

Olmec, 1150-100

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Olmec

Ornament in the form of a ball player’s hand, or knee guard (Yugito)

Olmec

Ornament in the form of a ball player’s hand, or knee guard (Yugito)

Olmec, 1150-100

Physical Qualities Stone, 4 × 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (10.2 × 10.8 × 7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Edith Black, Potomac, Maryland, in Memory of her Husband, Jack Black
Object Number 1984.239

Culture

Olmec

2000–2000

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