Picture of the Original Ballcourt Marker at Copan, Honduras
Picture of the Ballcourt at Copan, Honduras |
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Exclusive to Echoes In Time
Life size
Individually hand made
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Size: 17" diameter, 1/2" thick
Material: Cast Stone
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Name: BALLCOURT MARKER
Time: AD 695
Location: Copan, Honduras
Enjoy the ultimate life-or-death sport! Football, basketball, soccer, hockey rolled into one extreme game. This exclusive disk is an accurate reproduction of the floor marker from an ancient ball court in the jungles of Honduras, placed there 1300 years ago by one of the greatest Mayan rulers, 18-Rabbit. The stakes of this ballgame were literally life and death. Although the exact rules are shrouded in mystery, people played it avidly in nearly every Central and Meso-American city for over 1200 years. The marker shows a scene from the game: 18-Rabbit, on the left and wearing padding (not unlike that worn in football or hockey), is squaring off against the great god of the number Zero. Hanging on a wall with the look and feel of ancient stone, this dramatic sculpture is a truly unique gift for those who really take their sports seriously or for anyone willing to risk all and challenge the gods!
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