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Lot n° 7

Joueur de pelote

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wearing a protective belt. He is standing, his torso swollen, his body moving, one of his arms raised and his hand placed on the back of his head. He stretches his body towards the sky and his face shows an intense expression, his gaze concentrated like a supplication towards the world of the Gods. His lips with feline contours evoke the symbiosis of this character with his totem animal, the jaguar, symbol of strength and agility, an indispensable virtue in the practice of this game. Beige and brown terracotta. Accidents on one foot, the whole in good general state of conservation. Olmec, Las Bocas, Mexico, 1150-900 B.C. 13 x 5.6 x 2.9 cm