Large Pre-Columbian Huastec Pottery Ballplayer and rich stone place it

and rich stone place it among the most desirable Costa Rican jade pendants

Such figures are less common than standard rowers and offering bearers

the rising sun and the daily cycle of rebirth

The Eye of Horus symbolized protection

Traces of the personal name remain

Large Pre-Columbian Huastec Pottery Ballplayer and rich stone place itAn impressive and large ceramic figure depicting a Huastec ballplayer, standing with elongated proportions and wearing a tall cylindrical headdress. The figure features prominent earspools and a chest pectoral, likely representing protective or ceremonial attire associated with the Mesoamerican ballgame. Huastec figures are recognized for their refined modeling and distinctive facial features, shown here with a calm, slightly open mouthed expression.