 Sculptures of a human face emerging between the jaws of a serpent were common from the end of the Classic Period through to the Late Postclassic and may represent Qʼuqʼumatz in the act of carrying Hunahpu, the youthful avatar of the sun god Tohil, across the sky.After midday, Qʼuqʼumatz continued into the west and descended towards the underworld bearing an older sun.Such sculptures were used as markers for the Mesoamerican ballgame.