Stela 6 from Edzna is now exhibited at Campeche City's stela museum in one of the colonial city's old ramparts (the Baluarte de la Soledad). Its text is unfortunately badly eroded. Nevertheless, it is a good example of the somewhat unusual subject matter (when compared to monuments at other major sites) of some of Edzna's stelae. It depicts a fully attired ballplayer (notice the protective belt and ornate knee guard) leaning against the sloping bench of a ballcourt. Though the monument is eroded and available drawings are not very good, he seems to be holding an ornamented skull, death being common iconography at ballcourts. While ballplayers occur elsewhere on stone panels, it is unusual to find them on stelae. |