# Ballgame Stone Head (Hacha)

- Date: 450–550 CE
- Medium: gray volcanic stone
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Overall: 21.1 x 15.3 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 x 6 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Wise
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.124)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.124/1945.124_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Little can be said about this head’s identity and meaning, although the deep, dramatic furrows that line the face suggest age and the crest that curves across the top of the head has been compared to that of a bird. Such heads were one element of the regalia used in an ancient ballgame associated with complex mythology and equally elaborate art production on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, in present-day Veracruz.